Rumours have it that the Lancet is about to retract the ME/CFS PACE trial

A controversial study published in the Lancet by CBT psychiatrists which used the Oxford criteria to make sure that no one with ME/CFS was included in the ME/CFS PACE trial, might be retracted if rumours circulating on the Internet are correct.

A source very close to the powers that be at the Lancet has issued the following statement:

“It is our current view that the PACE trial has not withstood the test of independent verification and proper peer review and that this paper, although beautifully written, should be retracted and shredded come the New Year.”

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See also: Jan 2011, Spanish study shows that CBT and GET make things WORSE in ME/CFS !!!
See also: Journal for Psychotherapy 2011: CBT and GET are ineffective and potentially harmful for many ME/CFS patients

See also: Pacific Labs in California (Snell, Stevens et al): it is dangerous to put patients with M.E. through a graded exercise program
See also: Tom Kindlon's paper: "Reporting of Harms Associated with Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
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