Promotion of complementary medicine for mental illness.
I was really shocked to look on the website of the Mental Health Foundation and to see claims that acupuncture, homeopathy and reflexology have 'been shown' to help people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. There were no links to research & caveats to 'check claims' but a link to a site promoting complementary medicine.
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@living_as_if ... we are just providing info on them for our supporters. We also provide info on a range of therapies in our A-Z (3/3). -
@living_as_if ...help diff. people to cope with mental illness - we are not commercially promoting ‘complimentary therapies’... (2/3)
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@living_as_if sorry to hear about your experience Lisa. We believe that everyone is different and therefore diff. therapies can help...(1/3)
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@living_as_if I understand your concerns. If would like to send us a formal complain, here's our enquiry form: http://t.co/tElNZcvk
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@MHF_tweets links to NHS evidence site & 'sense about science' would be more responsible so that there are links to research not sales.
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@MHF_tweets I think as s/users we are vulnerable & I'm in debt from being fleeced by an alternative practitioner. I was just shocked at site
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@MHF_tweets I know that there is only one valid piece of research in the list under "Effectiveness for treating mental health problems"
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@living_as_if Hi lisa we're just mentioning the research that has been done on the subject and the findings.
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@MHF_tweets (2/2) it looks as though you are condoning them.
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RT @TherapyTales: plus, NHS spends taxpayer money on homeopathy which has absolutely no empiricl evidence of efficacy for anything! @living_as_if @MHF_tweets
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@MHF_tweets From Erznt & Singh's work, the claims you make are unproven, to use them as statements with a caveat & a link to treatment (1/2)
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@living_as_if hmm.. well, there's a massive lack of education around this kind of nonsense, I agree it needs careful wording @MHF_tweets
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@living_as_if that therapists claiming that their therapy provides an alternative should be treated with caution.
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@living_as_if Hi Lisa, we actually say that more research needs to be undertaken and
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@TherapyTales @MHF_tweets I don't think so, there are strong claims and a link to http://t.co/3LpOq1fg
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plus, NHS spends taxpayer money on homeopathy which has absolutely no empiricl evidence of efficacy for anything! @living_as_if @MHF_tweets
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http://t.co/ucMf7ISt really disappointed with the @MHF_tweets for putting up #mh as being successfully treated by 'complementary' treatments
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