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Absolutely this. I think the main motivator for the stubborn denial and delay in properly dealing with this problem is that it is so horrific and obvious and comprehensive a systemic failure, that most simply cannot believe it is true, cannot face what it says about medicine and broader...

And then also attribute the consequences of imposing that additional burden and insult to their underlying 'psychological and moral pathology'. Above all else, it is never the expert's fault.

Many physicians still misinterpret symptoms as psychosomatic, fueling stigma. And harm.

jargon jargon jargon Same as it ever was.

That list of the main panel (the 'WHO') does not fill me with confidence.

I started going to sleep on my left side many years ago after talking to my GP about treating serious acid reflux, and he pointed out that the entrance to the stomach does not sit in the middle top of the stomach but to one side (the right). So if you have the entrance facing upwards, by...

Researchers and clinicians should not expect to find concordance between concurrent self-reported cognition and neuropsychological testing, and simple discrepancies between subjective and objective cognition are so common as to be diagnostically unhelpful. As some have been trying point out for...

It has been clear for some time that this is exactly what they are trying to do – become the gatekeepers. If that doesn't terrify people, then they have not understood the problem.

He is in deep denial that his life's work is in fact a complete bust that has done, and continues to do, terrible harm. Too bad. He and his ideas are seriously wrong, always have been, and need to be immediately removed from any influence over this disease. This guideline has been subjected to...

The psychologisation of everything continues on without restraint.

Not allowed to donate blood here in Australia. Which I agree with as a reasonable precautionary measure.

It would be unfair on pre-history humans, who needed a very robust grasp of reality to even just survive, let alone prosper. We here in Australia had a Prime Minister a few years back (Tony Abbott) who literally ate a raw onion at some event like it was an apple, unprompted and apparently...

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Good article. :) Exactly. None of this is for our benefit. Never has been.

What they said. Very important point, that needs to be taken into full account in any research hypothesis, clinical model, and medico-legal assessment. Might also be something we can make much more use of for advocacy.

We see the same thing with long covid, where several solid studies show that cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce symptoms [12-14], even though we do not have a full overview of the biological mechanisms. ???

Thanks for that @Trish. and micromanaging our lives in totally unrealistic ways, Unrealistic, unhelpful, intrusive, insulting, and demeaning. And very disturbing. All so they can have careers, feel special, and avoid having to admit they got nothing.

Not to mention their recklessness. As to Wessely being a little more cautious, it has only taken him nigh on 40 years. Which is, you know, waaaaaay too late.

Excellent news. :) Hope it goes well.

When the lust for gold and power speak louder than reality, this is what we get.