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Post by zabrubon on Sept 8, 2009 4:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by Jill on Sept 8, 2009 9:13:53 GMT -5
jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/comment/view/8243/0/16MorgellonsExcerpt: Given the numerous physical abnormalities identified, I completely support the authors??? conclusion that Morgellons Disease is a physical illness, but by the same reasoning, I disagree with their position that there???s also a related delusional component because it???s unsupported by their data, and in conflict with the commonly accepted definition of delusions. end It is good to have a medical professional with insight and experience as relates to this condition give a critique of the 'study'. Amen to that, Dr Matthews! Jill
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Post by jj on Sept 8, 2009 11:37:53 GMT -5
jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/comment/view/8243/0/16MorgellonsExcerpt: Given the numerous physical abnormalities identified, I completely support the authors??? conclusion that Morgellons Disease is a physical illness, but by the same reasoning, I disagree with their position that there???s also a related delusional component because it???s unsupported by their data, and in conflict with the commonly accepted definition of delusions. end It is good to have a medical professional with insight and experience as relates to this condition give a critique of the 'study'. Amen to that, Dr Matthews! Jill I agree, it is good to have a "medical professional with insight and experience as related to this condition give a critique of the 'study'. However, his critique of what appears "unsupported " (as well as others critiques NOT in the professional realm) lack their own insight and experience addressing the "Past Medical History" of said patients brought to question by Dr. Matthews. I am aware that past diagnoses are often included in many publications when newer updated patient information is detailed and brought to light by the author/authors and for good reason. However, I don't believe it is the norm to go into extreme detail about past plausible misdiagnoses made by other physicians ............ or if that detailed information is even available (in this case) since they were psychiatric diagnoses and not physical can "the same reasoning" even be applied. I am unaware if consent to use detailed patient records by Dr's responsible for past diagnoses would also be needed? I understand how doing so would further clarify things and be beneficial I just don't think (if available) it is the norm or even ethical from a professional medical standpoint. Therefore, from my 'personal perspective', past 'general' descriptives were mentioned (for many reasons) in an effort to draw attention to more detailed and important physical labs which do in fact exist. By no means was it done to further stigmatize a "population of patients already beleagured." Quite the contrary. Feel free to correct me if my assertions/opinions are inaccurate. JJ
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Post by rhorn2006 on Sept 8, 2009 15:52:38 GMT -5
Good call JJ.....
I think morgellons should be limited to the description.....
Morgellons is a complex medical condition prompting a number of serious co-existing medical conditions including neurological and stress related aspects. The onset of morgellons can be so "dramatic, hostile, and unimaginable" that it has been found "in some cases" to slightly distort the patients rational visual perception of the condition symptoms, a stress related effect that can occur in some persons during the onset stages of the conditions development... This is most likely a temporary symptom during the onset of the condition, due to the minds need of time to adjust to the extreme nature of such a dramatically hostile and unimaginable medical condition.. "Delusions of parasites" (DOP) indicates a mental condition where "no" physical medical condition is present, nor does it act as an influence upon the development of the mental condition. Therefor "Delusions Of Parasites" does not apply to morgellons "in any way"! Any mental distortion in a morgellons patients visual perception at onset, would be considered "no more than" a "normal and temporary reaction to the human minds need for a short period of psychological adjustment" due soley to the irrational symptoms of the conditions onset..
I say this because, at my onset I saw a few things "that I know" were physically impossible!
Just my opinion though...
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