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Trial By Error: A Letter to Journal Brain About Paper Claiming POTS Is a “Functional Psychogenic Disorder”

17 August 2022 by David Tuller

By David Tuller, DrPH

I recently criticized a study from New York University’s neurology department. The investigators wildly over-interpreted their findings in order to argue that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is a “functional psychogenic disorder.” This morning, I sent a letter to Brain, the journal that published the paper, on behalf of several colleagues as well as myself. I have also posted the letter on a pre-print server, and below as well.

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Filed Under: David Tuller, ME/CFS Tagged With: brain, functional psychogenic disorder, NYU, POTS

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