Dr Paterson discusses harm to his patient needing ICU care following HELP apheresis. He does not give the full context and probably unlikely as it...
Not another stigmatising term! Must get a joke button! Hi! I have psychosomatic incompetence! ;) (What really worries me is that they will want to...
rTMS is being studied in the ME/CFS and FM community in the US and is showing some effect but a lot more research required...
I would be curious to know what “treatment” these people got, it was not mentioned. People got it for a year only and then none. Their possible...
They are also doing better work than some at the Health Psychology Dept at the Uni of Auckland eg. Prof Petrie. Carolyn Wilshire also did a paper...
Could have a lot of uses including dementia, PTSD. Promising new discovery, will need a lot of research and development.
There are known deficits for pwME on formal neuropsychological testing. Sustained attention is concentration, then manipulating the information...
yes, ME and cognitive problems;) It is very unfortunate that Dr Patterson’s work has been overshadowed by politics because he is doing very good...
@SNT Gatchaman, I listened to the tlc.sessions interview with Asad that was posted earlier and have followed his journey on other sites. And with...
Yes @Hutan, depending on the antidepressant (and other medications, psych or non psych) they can affect attention and concentration. Many have...
There is a rapid commercialisation of CBT and mindfulness in the mental health sphere both within the public system (in NZ and worldwide). It is a...
Interesting paper, one of the hardest parts of my illness when in relapse is the distractibility (inability to maintain attention) and cognitive...
First thought was smoking effects on their RBC deformity, mean Hb and RDW but they say they have analysed this and can put this aside as...
Interesting, there is an association with monoclonal antibodies arising from EBV cross-reacting with alpha-synuclein...
I find this deeply disturbing. In NZ, within the health system, not just psych, it is a strongly encouraged to ask about domestic violence...
To the questions above @Peter, @Keela Too Any recorded activity or new intervention, not normally done by the patient adds bias, people are...
Yes, the actigraph adds bias, and suggests they don’t trust the clients activity diary, and want an “objective measure”. Usual priming the...
She seems a bit confused, doesn’t matter what ME/CFS is classified as, eg. neurological etc, doesn’t stop you having a respiratory examination and...
This is their website: https://specialisedhealth.com.au/nice-fatigue-management/ The Autonomic Nervous System diagram is based on the stress...
Always wary of anything coming from McMasters University now, an educational base for evidenced-based medicine for the commonwealth. One of their...
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