Hi @Arnie Pye! You wrote this comment a year ago, but I just noticed you didn't get a reply. "Network dynamics" is a pretty loose term, but it...
Thanks for posting your thoughts, @Murph. I think I agree with your conclusion! The idea needs to be fleshed out quite a bit - which phenomena...
This is interesting, @V.R.T. I have noticed an increasing tendency for psychological and neuroscientific evidence to be misappropriated to support...
Yes, this!! Well said, @Yann04!
Gosh yes, they're establishing references they can draw on later to justify entire reliance on patient-reported outcome measures in clinical...
I looked at how they measured these things, so you won't have to! Internalizing Symptoms: The primary caregiver was asked whether, now or within...
@JellyBabyKid, you mentioned you have been diagnosed with PTSD. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you are getting the treatment you need! Above,...
Very concerning. From the website: The most worrying things are the way this stuff targets just about every illness - RA, heart disease, cancer,...
@forestglip, thanks for checking. Its really unclear, but there are two different places where they mention depression symptoms. The list I posted...
Totally agree that medical gaslighting does a lot of harm. But I am worried about the ever-increasing loose use of the term "trauma" to add power...
Exploring TNF-alpha is an interesting idea. From what I understand, its a pretty important pro-inflammatory cytokine that could be responsible for...
I see where you're coming from @Jonathan Edwards. The term MECFS is one that many patients find helpful despite its negative associations, and in...
I'm coming late to the party here, but it doesn't take much to work out that "functional" does not mean "brain malfunction at a subtle level...
In this type of symptom-network modelling work, "bridge" symptoms are ones that are commonly endorsed by a wide variety of people irrespective of...
I agree the whole thing is hazy. The concept of a "functional" illness is such a very loose and vague one. So no sign can really indicate...
Hi there, @LJord. Hope my post above helps address your first question about the Hoover's sign. The idea of a "functional stroke" is a relatively...
Weirdly enough, its the opposite. @ToneA1. The Hoover's sign is supposed to show that your problem is not due to "organic" illness. And therefore...
"Rule in signs" is such an Orewllian expression, because in fact they are signs that cannot be readily explained within standard neurological...
You're not wrong, @Hutan. :banghead:
They are rather loose and free with their conclusions! They found reduced activity in the insular and thalamic regions, but then they go all out...
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