In his article “A cure for Morgellons disease?”, Dr Chris Rangel says something that Morgellons believers will like:
“these patients are neither crazy nor are they faking their symptoms “
I agree, at least with the point he is making. Here’s the full article:
http://www.rangelmd.com/2006/08/cure-found-for-morgellons.htm
Here is the article in the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/health/22symp.html
And here’s the actual study under discussion:
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030269
And the “cure” (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Somatization Disorder)
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/14/1512
Is this a “cure for Morgellons”? No, it’s an effective treatment for Somatization Disorder. That might cover a lot of the cases of Morgellons, but it’s not going to treat those who have genuine dermatological and neurological disorder, and simply mistakenly believe they have Morgellons, since they find some fibers on their skin. It might help them seek more effective treatments, however.