The @RCPhysicians @bodgoddard opposition to @NICEComms ME/CFS treatment guidelines is comes from physicians who refuse to accept GET being removed. This slideshow reveals what physicians running NHS CBT-GET treatments really think about ME/CFS. twitdoc.com/upload/maxwhd/…
1. they view ME/CFS as a functional somatic syndrome, not a biological illness. twitdoc.com/upload/maxwhd/…
2. they link Functional Syndromes to Somatisation - often without any evidence, I've looking at this - ie patient accused of overly focusing on bodily symptoms (as a psychological problem) linked to psychological factors (causes/triggers)
3. Actual disease is dismissed and reframed in terms of hpochondriasis - illness seeking behaviour and false belief of serious illness/disease.
4. Past history of 'hysteria' often associated with illnesses impacting females, and malingering - often thrown into the debate on functional disorders like CFS/ME - by the very physicians stopping @NICEComms produce new guidelines
The cause of ME/CFS according to Dr Turner-Stokes , @bodgoddard childhood issues, emotional issues, anxiety, drs over investigating, families blamed for reinforcement, lack of social support. - all total unscientific narrative I have shown to be unsupported.
The organic side of ME-CFS - the biology - well Dr Turner-Stokes its an "organic nubbin" only ie small to nothing!!! thats whats some so-called experts in this field are advising @NICEComms
Warning this slide may upset: please do read this one @RCPhysicians @bodgoddard Are physicains claiming ME/CFS patients gain from having ME/CFS? I think this slide should form the basis of some complaint on this @NICEComms. "unwanted sexual attentions" really?
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