Dr Greensmith's letter to The Times

Sir,

M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) sufferers should feel more optimistic than ever that
researchers will find a solution to this complex neurological illness now that they are
talking about brain, drugs and genes studies rather than hysteria and depression and
that doctors will now accept that M.E. never was "all in the mind" (Fatigue syndrome
is not all in the mind, The Times, 22 January 2007).

But they would be more confident that the bad old days are truly behind us if at least
as many £millions were to be spent on biomedical research as are currently being
poured into one management technique, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), developed
for and used to treat psychiatric illnesses that is of, at best, limited value and, another,
Graded Exercise Treatment (GET), which may be harmful, both of which are mostly
carried out under the supervision of psychiatrists or clinical psychologists, in psychiatric
departments of hospitals.

Yours sincerely

drjohngreensmith@mefreeforall.org

Dr John H Greensmith

ME Free For All.org