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  1. DokaGirl
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    What author Merve Emre uncovered about the origins of the Myers-Briggs personality test

    September 18, 2018 article in the Globe and Mail about how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was developed. Interesting, as the developers started...
    Thread by: DokaGirl, Sep 21, 2018, 47 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  2. Sly Saint
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    Medical Magic by Elizabeth Moncrieff

    "In the following discourse I shall endeavour to shed light on how, and perhaps why, a serious disease has not been taken seriously for nearly...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Sep 17, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  3. Lucibee
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    Psychosocial chapters from Ciba Foundation Symposium 173

    I'm currently working my way through this tome, so thought I'd start a thread on it so that anyone else who has read it (and those who haven't)...
    Thread by: Lucibee, Sep 13, 2018, 26 replies, in forum: Historical Documents
  4. Kalliope
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    The Nib: The Dark History of Hysteria

    This was a neat comic based on Maya Dusenbery's book "Doing Harm" The Dark History of Hysteria Jennifer Brea shares some reflections in this...
    Thread by: Kalliope, Sep 10, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  5. Sly Saint
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    Who is Simon Wessely?

    Jim Al-khalili’s subject in his ‘The Life Scientific’ programme on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, February 14, was Professor Sir Simon Wessely. I...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Nov 13, 2017, 733 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  6. Dolphin
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    "Acedia"

    [MEDIA] I wasn't sure where to post this. It is not a term I'm familiar with. Perhaps others can decide whether many of the people who had been...
    Thread by: Dolphin, Sep 5, 2018, 5 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  7. Sly Saint
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    ME: The Fatigue Cover up - Greg Crowhurst

    From FB: " Greg Crowhurst 21 August at 08:03 · ME: THE FATIGUE COVER UP Further to my question here on Facebook, "What is ME", I have now...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Aug 25, 2018, 15 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  8. Lucibee
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    Investigating the origins of GET (graded exercise therapy)

    While reading the Ciba Foundation Symposium 173 papers (Wiley, 1993), I came across this quote from Peter White in one of the discussions (after...
    Thread by: Lucibee, Aug 21, 2018, 30 replies, in forum: Historical Documents
  9. JaimeS
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    Who was it that said being in support groups leads to poor outcome?

    Halp. Looking for a resource on this? I'll start the hunt through Phoenix Rising, but if someone has it handy, I'd really appreciate it.
    Thread by: JaimeS, Jul 24, 2018, 274 replies, in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
  10. Kalliope
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    Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association - historical article about a psychiatrist and the consequences of her bad research

    This was an interesting read about a part of our history we don't much care to acknowledge. The article tells the story about the Norwegian...
    Thread by: Kalliope, Jul 11, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  11. Andy
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    Are ME/CFS Patient Organizations “Militant”?, 2018, Blease and Geraghty

    Abstract Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a contested illness category. This paper investigates the common claim...
    Thread by: Andy, Jul 4, 2018, 54 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  12. Indigophoton
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    (Not a recommendation) CFS or where is my stocking?

    This is an opinion piece opposed to the recent Dutch Health Council changes. Apparently the physiology of ME/CFS has a lot in common with...
    Thread by: Indigophoton, Apr 18, 2018, 66 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  13. Sly Saint
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    ME: The rise and fall of a media sensation - Patricia de Wolfe

    "ABSTRACT ME (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), a medical disorder of unknown aetiology, generated considerable media attention in the...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Mar 10, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  14. Andy
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    M.E. History: United Kingdom, Attempt to pass a bill on myalgic encephalomyelitis into law, 1988

    This was originally posted by @Cinders66 here On 23rd February 1988, Scottish MP Jimmy Hood tried to introduce a Bill in to the UK parliament "to...
    Thread by: Andy, Feb 24, 2018, 36 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  15. Sly Saint
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    In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America

    In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America - by Laurie Edwards Interview with the Author here:...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Feb 9, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  16. Sly Saint
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    Florence Nightingale - nursing icon and 'malingerer'

    "It is a sad irony that Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing, who made such important contributions to public health...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Feb 9, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  17. Sly Saint
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    Government and Insurance companies - establishing the BPS model

    The connections between government and the insurance business in their joint project to reduce eligibility for sickness benefits....
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Feb 8, 2018, 100 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  18. Woolie
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    Historical Studies (pre-2000) of particular scientific interest

    The entire November 1978 issue of the Post Graduate Medical Journal was devoted to ME and can be accessed here (note ME is called Epidemic...
    Thread by: Woolie, Jan 31, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Science library (Read only)
  19. Esther12
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    A history of liaison psychiatry in the UK 2017 Sharpe, Aitken, etc. Mentions Wessely taking lead on 1996 RC's CFS report, PACE an eg of 'successes'

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967779/ I'm sure I've discussed this paper previously, but seeing others complaining recently about...
    Thread by: Esther12, Jan 29, 2018, 6 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  20. Sly Saint
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    NBN Television newsnight report from 1988 + documentary from 1993

    00:08 – 02:37 - John Church reports on suffers of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He interviews a...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Jan 10, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
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