CBT for ME that is accepted by the community.

[Sean]

My recommendation: if you want good mental health help, lie about your diagnosis if possible.

Or just get a friendly [insert pet of choice here], and skip the whole seeing a psych step.

 

[Hutan]

Thank you for working on and doing these guidances @Hutan Is there a link to the guidance you did for doctors and nurses? Would love to see it and the one you're working on now too when it's done.

Thanks Yessica.

I'll post about it over on the S4ME thread about HealthPathways.

 

[NelliePledge]

I’m possibly falling into the trap of thinking what works for me would work for everyone else but I genuinely think person centred counselling is worthwhile people with ME trying if they have the possibility.

 

[Trish]

I'm glad it helps you, and I understand it can be helpful for people coping with all sorts of challenging life events, including chronic illness. But I dont see how it would be specifically helpful for ME any more than any other chronic illness, so I dont think it belongs in any guideline like NICE.

 

[NelliePledge]

Oh no I have lost the thread I wasn’t saying it should be specified anywhere just an example that not all psychological support involves trying to control people.

 

[Snow Leopard]

For the record, I don't think this is very accurate. In this blurb, health psyc is being favourably compared to something they have called "traditional psychology", which is supposed to be based on a psychodynamic model. That sounds more like "nineteenth century psychiatry" to me. Also, I've seen the content of a few Health Psyc programmes, and they definitely cover BPS type stuff - reducing "pain catastrophising" and stuff like that. So this blurb doesn't accurately reflect what Health psychs are actually being taught.

A quick look at their flagship journal "Health Psychology" and you'll see what I mean (includes papers by Wearden, etc).

Exactly. CBT for CFS is quintessential "health psychology".