ESR = Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate CRP = C-Reactive Protein I was wondering how useful these tests are and what levels are considered to be...
I think the naming of Directive CBT and Supportive CBT as both "CBT" is a problem. When I first read about CBT being used in the PACE trial I...
I've always found use of the word "distress" in Medicine makes me think of Victorian women fainting thanks to tight corsets. I can't take it...
It seems that the authors assume being in pain = pain catastrophizing. They are not even looking at correlations (which don't imply causation...
I found it manipulative. And the references to "empathy" made me think that people were being trained to "fake it" with their patients.
I don't know what this means. Is it implying that people whose life circumstances are poor and/or they live in misery won't benefit from...
I noticed several references to "motivational interviewing" in some earlier posts in this thread. Anyone who isn't familiar with this might find...
I felt the same when psychiatrists came up with "Oppositional Defiant Disorder" and used it for toddlers having tantrums. Got to get those psych...
If someone is constipated it must happen for a reason. But finding that reason and fixing it is rarely on anyone's radar. It seems more likely to...
Sorry, don't know what happened there. I didn't realise I was repeating your link.
I followed the link to the actual article it was based on :...
For people who have a Twitter account and can read replies this thread is really shocking : [MEDIA] It's very long and it is just report after...
In the early days of Covid (early 2020) there was no way of being tested for it, so are those people who caught it early going to be stigmatised...
No wonder there are governments around the world who think torture is fine. It isn't harmful or dangerous apparently, and anyone who says it is is...
I can't take anything like this seriously if they don't mention iron and vitamin B12. Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in...
This idea that people with psychosis need brain scans for proper diagnosis is not exactly surprising to me. Some people with schizophrenia turn...
I have the same. In my case it isn't just scratches, it is old insect/midge/mosquito bites. They no longer itch, they are normal skin colour, but...
This man has produced a book called "Thyroid Healing". Those who have looked into it say it is clear he has nothing new to offer on the subject...
This happened to me a few years ago, but didn't last long. I described my experience in this post :...
I'm puzzled about this as well. I had never heard of it until about two or three months ago, and yet I have seen it mentioned quite a lot of times...
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