How can a bacterial infection be so distorted by these toads?
And this toad will be presenting his theory - no such thing as chronic Lyme, we are all nuts- at the IOM conference... as SCIENCE. Give me a break!
A couple of his quotes...
"The prominence of psychological factors in CLD suggests a place for a multidisciplinary treatment effort that centers on a cognitive- behavioral therapy type of approach, targeting mood, coping, and functioning. "
..."psychological factors likely exacerbate the persistent diffuse symptoms or ``Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI) incorrectly ascribed to an ongoing chronic infection with B. burgdorferi.''
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Spotlight on an IOM Speaker: Does the IOM Know the Difference Between Dogma and Science? Rumor Hassett They Don't!
The IOM has slotted Afton Hassett to speak about ``Potential Bio-Marker Applications for Lyme Disease: Aligning Multiple Symptoms with Biological Measures''.
You might think he was a microbiologist or, or, or ? Well, it turns out that he is a Psy.D. What is a Psy.D.? It is a newish graduate degree in psychology.
It does not focus on research or statistics, it focuses on the ``soft'' side of psychology, generally therapy (which is not a bad thing, but why should it weigh in on biology?)
What does a therapist have to say about biomarkers specifically and why was he chosen over say, someone who actually knows about biomarkers, like Dr. Ben Luft?
I shudder to think that this is about the psycholigization of an illness--namely turning an illness caused by a bacteria into a psychiatric illness, as in ``don't worry, it's all in your head''.
Afton Hassett, Psy.D., hails from the Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
His view in a nutshell? Is that patients are nuts.
How refreshing.
He publishes with Dr. Lenny Sigal, a highly vocal anti-chronic Lyme light seeker.
It is sounding more and more like a protest is in order!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bea Seibert
Posted by blinkie (Member # 14470) on :
I agree Bea!
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
The IOM is all set to rubberstamp IDSA again. It was a put up job by the usual jerks.
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
This is hilarious. This is from his actual published paper at the "Acknowledgements" section on the bottom.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"We thank our patients for their willingness to help fellowpatients with CLD. We are also grateful to our colleagues,especially Dr. Gary Wormser, who took the time to review our manuscript and provide such helpful feedback."
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
I love how he also takes Dr. Fallon's studies out of context. He used them to help "support" his paper, yet those studies imply ongoing infection are responsible for the neuropsychiatric issues, while Hassett asserts the opposite.
"38. Fallon BA, Nields JA. Lyme disease: a neuropsychiatric illness. Am J Psychiatry 1994;151:1571-83.
39. Fallon BA, Nields JA, Parsons B, Liebowitz MR, Klein DF. Psychiatric manifestations of Lyme borreliosis. J Clin Psychiatry 1993;54:263-8."
Posted by onbam (Member # 23758) on :
So what do we do about it? We've really been getting the screws put to us the past few months. Wasn't there some discussion this spring about a protest in DC this fall or something?
It's an act of gross irresponsibility of Fallon's part to allow them to use his studies this way. He needs to speak out.
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Sorry, this kind of thing is done all the time by the cheaters, onbam. If you look at the references cited in the IDSA guidelines, you will find some that say the opposite of the guidelines. Pretty brazen, boldfaced liars.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Information about the upcoming IOM workshop ... or as I like to call it- the IDSA Ducks Unlimited Convention.
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The IOM Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-borne Diseases: The State of Science is holding a workshop October 11-12 on the critical needs and gaps in understanding the prevention, amelioration, and resolution of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
This open workshop is scheduled from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday, October 11th and 12th, at the Washington Plaza Hotel located at 10 Thomas Circle, NW in Washington, DC.
Space for this workshop is limited, so please register online . A live webcast of the workshop will also be available for those who are unable to attend.
All interested parties may email questions to the speakers during the workshop at [email protected] and these questions will be incorporated in to the session discussions as time allows.
Shame on you tincup! I would have thought you knew that Psy.D. was the abbreviated form of Psychologically Depleted, often known as Psychologically Delirious or more commonly, Psychologically Dumb.
And given that, I assumed that when the author referred to "CLD" (what a cute name for hell) and "suggesting a place for a multidisciplinary treatment effort that centers on a cognitive- behavioral therapy type of approach, targeting mood, coping, and functioning", well heck I thought he was talking about lyme-ignorant doctors! Silly me!
Oh, and about "psychological factors likely exacerbate the persistent diffuse symptoms or ``Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI) incorrectly ascribed to an ongoing chronic infection with B. burgdorferi'' again silly me, I thought he was referring to lyme-ignorant physicians' erroneous beliefs.
But then I realized he's talking about patients (aka ignorant hypochondriacs)! So silly question from silly me, how did he determine that symptoms were "incorrectly" ascribed to an ongoing chronic B. burgdorferi infection?
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
Hmmm. Interesting: Pam W, of Cure Unknown, will be speaking, along with Dr. D, Dr. B. F, of Columbia (who is rather conservative actually), and someone from Time for Lyme. At least there are those.
I'd be interested to hear some of it. But some of it would send me yelling!
The IDSA is on the war path, very aggressively promoting the idea that we are nuts, no chronic infection, etc., etc. (Not that that's news to you, TC). Horrible. I fear for the fall out for us.
Posted by onbam (Member # 23758) on :
Which is why we need to get the word out now more than ever. Everyone on here needs to get the truth out to everyone they know.
All your e-mail contacts, the mailman, the barber, the guy who walks your dog, everyone you work with--just tell them that you know something that could be very beneficial to them "The authorities are lying about Lyme disease.
Then show them the proof. If I, for one, had ever heard those words spoken before my tick bite, I would not have the disease right now.
There are many excellent resources (such as Metallic Blue's packet--awesome work there) with which to do this.
[ 09-16-2010, 12:44 AM: Message edited by: onbam ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We are nuts? Hm - I'm a cashew, you're a walnut, he's a pinon nut, she's a peanut, we're pistachios they're almonds. Take that! All part of M-Academia NutHouse (Misleading Academia).
Posted by Rivendell (Member # 19922) on :
They have tried to do the same thing with CFS saying cognitive therapy and graded exercise are the correct treatments. Sure, these things might help, but we are not crazy. These illnesses are real.
I think they know they are wrong and could face lawsuits for their negligence all these years, plus losing money, patents, prestige, and their ego can't handle being wrong and having it made public.