Re-visiting professional ethics in psychotherapy: reflections on the use of talking therapies as a supportive adjunct for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ DOI Creative Commons
Joanne Hunt, Charlotte Blease

Journal of Medical Ethics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. jme - 109627

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

Following years of debate over the effectiveness cognitive behavioural therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), public health bodies in UK and beyond have determined that no psychotherapy is clinically proven this patient group. In field ME/CFS wider arena ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ (MUS), survey data qualitative research capturing experiences psychotherapist attitudes suggest therapeutic practice may sometimes fall short required ethical standards. This raises questions about how psychotherapists can safely support, as opposed to treat, people with these debilitating conditions. We consider four principles feature throughout psychotherapists’ codes practice, those respect, competence, responsibility integrity, discuss examples good poor evinced by recent empirical literature. this, we offer a variety suggestions help strengthen patients other MUS. terms practitioner education, recommend greater emphasis on humility, reflexivity disability-affirming practices, exploration personal well professional ethics, integration expertise-by-experience, accompanied latest evidence, into foundational ongoing training. consideration formalised patient-focused feedback systems transparency vis-à-vis access clinical notes. Finally, underline importance elevating from mere subjects co-producers research.

Language: Английский

Understanding disability/impairment, inclusively: the case of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome DOI
Joanne Hunt

Disability & Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 7

Published: April 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Re-visiting professional ethics in psychotherapy: reflections on the use of talking therapies as a supportive adjunct for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ DOI Creative Commons
Joanne Hunt, Charlotte Blease

Journal of Medical Ethics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. jme - 109627

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

Following years of debate over the effectiveness cognitive behavioural therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), public health bodies in UK and beyond have determined that no psychotherapy is clinically proven this patient group. In field ME/CFS wider arena ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ (MUS), survey data qualitative research capturing experiences psychotherapist attitudes suggest therapeutic practice may sometimes fall short required ethical standards. This raises questions about how psychotherapists can safely support, as opposed to treat, people with these debilitating conditions. We consider four principles feature throughout psychotherapists’ codes practice, those respect, competence, responsibility integrity, discuss examples good poor evinced by recent empirical literature. this, we offer a variety suggestions help strengthen patients other MUS. terms practitioner education, recommend greater emphasis on humility, reflexivity disability-affirming practices, exploration personal well professional ethics, integration expertise-by-experience, accompanied latest evidence, into foundational ongoing training. consideration formalised patient-focused feedback systems transparency vis-à-vis access clinical notes. Finally, underline importance elevating from mere subjects co-producers research.

Language: Английский

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