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		<title>Live Landmark</title>
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		<updated>2021-02-02T18:12:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Science Facilitator:Undo revision 86509 by Madsb (talk)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark [https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark (1)] is a previous journalist and a ME-patient from Norway. She recovered with [[Lightning Process]] in 2007 and became a practitioner. Her story is published in the book «Wake me when its over – diagnosis ME» [https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391 (2)] in 2009. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She has been a vocal advocate for a biopsychosocial approach to ME since 2010 and called for research [https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process (4)] on the controversial alternative therapy known as Lightning Process in 2016. In 2020 her research group received funding for «A 3-day intervention for CFS/ME in adults: a randomised controlled trial» [https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en (5)] and she became a phd student in psychology on NTNU [https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv (6)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study will have 120 patients with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process and evaluate physical function, fatigue, pain, PEM, wellbeing and quality of life, through the use of a questionnaire, after the 3 day seminar. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study is controversial for a multitude of reasons. One of them being that it is a waiting list trial, instead of using a conventional control group that don&#039;t get the same treatment. In other words, it will not be possible to seperate the effect of the intervention from the placebo effect. Another reason for the controversies is that Live Landmark, as a practitioner, have strong financial incentives to get positive results. Yet another reason is that no objective outcomes have been included at all. There have also been raised concerns regarding the safety of the participants, as many have reported severe deterioration after LP. Any participants that feel worse during the trial will be sent to a psychiatrist or psychologist, but will receive no medical help.   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research project have received supprt from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration and the National Competence service for CFS/ME. The research group consist of&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair (7)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Mons Bendixen [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen (8)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Egil Andreas Fors [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors (9)], NTNU &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Silje Endresen Reme [https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/ (10)], UiO. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor [[Vegard Bruun Wyller|Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research group cooperate with Haukeland University Hospital with neurologist Jone Owe (phd) [https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen (11)] and the National Institute of Public Health with Professor Per Minor Magnus [https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/ (12)]. The research group also have a cooperation with University of Bristol with professor [[Esther Crawley]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark was also one of the first members of Recovery Norway, an organisation initiated by medical doctor Henrik Vogt, phd and a group of Lightning Process practitioners[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge (13)]. Recovery Norway [https://www.recoverynorway.org (14)] is an organisation consisting of people that have had improvement from ME/CFS, tinnitus, long term stress, burnout, depression etc., and who feel that mental techniques have been instrumental in their improvement. People who have recovered with medication, supplements, diet etc. are not allowed to enter. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
People have been reporting both improving and worsening after Lightning Process but there have been few studies, and the studies that have been done have been poor quality. The first study was a qualitative study [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/ (15)] with 9 young people with CFS/ME where 6 felt that they improved, and 2 had no effect and one felt worse. The lead author, was professor Silje Endresen Reme. There have been one randomised controllet trial [https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155 (16)] on 100 young people with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process, where they reported positive effects on some measurements. The study has been highly [[SMILE trial|controversial]] for a multitude of reasons.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2011, a 13-year-old boy attempted suicide after attending an LP course with her company Aktiv Prosess [https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470 (17)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1.     https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2.     https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3.     https://www.msf.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
4.     https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5.     https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
6.     https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
8.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
9.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
10.  https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
11.  https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
12.  https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
13.  https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
14.  https://www.recoverynorway.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
15.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
16.  https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
17.  https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Lightning Process]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Learn more==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Norwegian clinicians]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Science Facilitator</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Landmark&amp;diff=86494</id>
		<title>Live Landmark</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Landmark&amp;diff=86494"/>
		<updated>2021-01-04T10:16:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Science Facilitator:fixed a mistake&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark [https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark (1)] is a previous journalist and a ME-patient from Norway. She recovered with [[Lightning Process]] in 2007 and became a practitioner. Her story is published in the book «Wake me when its over – diagnosis ME» [https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391 (2)] in 2009. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She has been a vocal advocate for a biopsychosocial approach to ME since 2010 and called for research [https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process (4)] on the controversial alternative therapy known as Lightning Process in 2016. In 2020 her research group received funding for «A 3-day intervention for CFS/ME in adults: a randomised controlled trial» [https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en (5)] and she became a phd student in psychology on NTNU [https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv (6)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study will have 120 patients with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process and evaluate physical function, fatigue, pain, PEM, wellbeing and quality of life, through the use of a questionnaire, after the 3 day seminar. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study is controversial for a multitude of reasons. One of them being that it is a waiting list trial, instead of using a conventional control group that don&#039;t get the same treatment. In other words, it will not be possible to seperate the effect of the intervention from the placebo effect. Another reason for the controversies is that Live Landmark, as a practitioner, have strong financial incentives to get positive results. Yet another reason is that no objective outcomes have been included at all. There have also been raised concerns regarding the safety of the participants, as many have reported severe deterioration after LP. Any participants that feel worse during the trial will be sent to a psychiatrist or psychologist, but will receive no medical help.   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research project have received supprt from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration and the National Competence service for CFS/ME. The research group consist of&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair (7)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Mons Bendixen [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen (8)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Egil Andreas Fors [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors (9)], NTNU &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Silje Endresen Reme [https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/ (10)], UiO. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor [[Vegard Bruun Wyller|Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research group cooperate with Haukeland University Hospital with neurologist Jone Owe (phd) [https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen (11)] and the National Institute of Public Health with Professor Per Minor Magnus [https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/ (12)]. The research group also have a cooperation with University of Bristol with professor [[Esther Crawley]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark was also one of the first members of Recovery Norway, an organisation initiated by medical doctor Henrik Vogt, phd and a group of Lightning Process practitioners[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge (13)]. Recovery Norway [https://www.recoverynorway.org (14)] is an organisation consisting of people that have had improvement from ME/CFS, tinnitus, long term stress, burnout, depression etc., and who feel that mental techniques have been instrumental in their improvement. People who have recovered with medication, supplements, diet etc. are not allowed to enter. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
People have been reporting both improving and worsening after Lightning Process but there have been few studies, and the studies that have been done have been poor quality. The first study was a qualitative study [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/ (15)] with 9 young people with CFS/ME where 6 felt that they improved, and 2 had no effect and one felt worse. The lead author, was professor Silje Endresen Reme. There have been one randomised controllet trial [https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155 (16)] on 100 young people with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process, where they reported positive effects on some measurements. The study has been highly [[SMILE trial|controversial]] for a multitude of reasons.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2011, a 13-year-old boy attempted suicide after attending an LP course with her company Aktiv Prosess [https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470 (17)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1.     https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2.     https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3.     https://www.msf.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
4.     https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5.     https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
6.     https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
8.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
9.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
10.  https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
11.  https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
12.  https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
13.  https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
14.  https://www.recoverynorway.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
15.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
16.  https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
17.  https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Lightning Process]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Learn more==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Norwegian clinicians]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Science Facilitator</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Landmark&amp;diff=86493</id>
		<title>Live Landmark</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Landmark&amp;diff=86493"/>
		<updated>2021-01-04T10:14:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Science Facilitator:Fixed some typos and added some more balanced information. People shouldn&amp;#039;t author their own me-pedia-pages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark [https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark (1)] is a previous journalist and a ME-patient from Norway. She recovered with [[Lightning Process]] in 2007 and became a practitioner. Her story is published in the book «Wake me when its over – diagnosis ME» [https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391 (2)] in 2009. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She has been a vocal advocate for a biopsychosocial approach to ME since 2010 and called for research [https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process (4)] on the controversial alternative therapy known as Lightning Process in 2016. In 2020 her research group received funding for «A 3-day intervention for CFS/ME in adults: a randomised controlled trial» [https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en (5)] and she became a phd student in psychology on NTNU [https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv (6)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study will have 120 patients with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process and evaluate physical function, fatigue, pain, PEM, wellbeing and quality of life, through the use of a questionnaire, after the 3 day seminar. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The study is controversial for a multitude of reasons. One of them being that it is a waiting list trial, instead of using a conventional control group that don&#039;t get the same treatment. In other words, it will not be possible to seperate the effect of the intervention from the placebo effect. Another reason for the controversies is that Live Landmark, as a practitioner, have strong financial incentives to get positive results. Yet another reason is that no objective outcomes have been included at all. There have also been raised concerns regarding the safety of the participants, as many have reported severe deterioration after LP. Any participants that feel worse during the trial will be sent to a psychiatrist or psychologist, but will receive no medical help.   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research project have received supprt from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration and the National Competence service for CFS/ME. The research group consist of&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair (7)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Mons Bendixen [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen (8)], NTNU. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Egil Andreas Fors [https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors (9)], NTNU &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor Silje Endresen Reme [https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/ (10)], UiO. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Professor [[Vegard Bruun Wyller|Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller]] &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The research group cooperate with Haukeland University Hospital with neurologist Jone Owe (phd) [https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen (11)] and the National Institute of Public Health with Professor Per Minor Magnus [https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/ (12)]. The research group also have a cooperation with University of Bristol with professor [[Esther Crawley]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Live Landmark was also one of the first members of Recovery Norway, an organisation initiated by medical doctor Henrik Vogt, phd and a group of Lightning Process practitioners[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge (13)]. Recovery Norway [https://www.recoverynorway.org (14)] is an organisation consisting of people that have had improvement from ME/CFS, tinnitus, long term stress, burnout, depression etc., and who feel that mental techniques have been instrumental in their improvement. People who have recovered with medication, supplements, diet etc. are not allowed to enter. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
People have been reporting both improving and worsening after Lightning Process but there have been few studies, and the studies that have been done have been poor quality. The first study was a qualitative study [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/ (15)] with 9 young people with CFS/ME where 6 felt that they improved, and 2 had no effect and one felt worse. The lead author, was professor Silje Endresen Reme. There have been one randomised controllet trial [https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155 (16)] on 100 young people with CFS/ME attending Lightning Process, where they reported positive effects on some measurements. The study has been highly [[SMILE trial|controversial]] for a multitude of reasons.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2011, a 13-year-old boy attempted suicide after attending an LP course with another practitioner [https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470 (17)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1.     https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Landmark&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2.     https://www.cappelendamm.no/_vekk-meg-nar-det-er-over-live-landmark-hilde-wohni-joakimsen-9788282201391&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
3.     https://www.msf.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
4.     https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5.     https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/#/project/NFR/312152/Sprak=en&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
6.     https://www.ntnu.no/studier/phsv&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
7.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/leif.edward.kennair&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
8.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/mons.bendixen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
9.     https://www.ntnu.no/ansatte/egil.a.fors&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
10.  https://www.sv.uio.no/psi/personer/vit/siljerem/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
11.  https://helse-bergen.academia.edu/JoneOwe?subdomain=helse-bergen&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
12.  https://www.fhi.no/div/forskningssentre/senter-for-fruktbarhet-og-helse/ansatte/per-magnus/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
13.  https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Norge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
14.  https://www.recoverynorway.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
15.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989369/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
16.  https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
17.  https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Lightning Process]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Learn more==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Norwegian clinicians]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Science Facilitator</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lightning_Process&amp;diff=86418</id>
		<title>Lightning Process</title>
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		<updated>2020-12-17T21:53:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Science Facilitator:Added Live Landmark, a famous Norwegian LP coach, to the &amp;quot;See Also&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Lightning Process&#039;&#039;&#039; is a psychological intervention created by [[Phil Parker]] that has been promoted to [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] and [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] patients as a cure. It gets its name because it is supposed to cure in three days.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/health/lightning-process.html|title=Lightning Process: Controversial training programme comes to Canada|last=Cormier|first=Zoe|date=Apr 18, 2008|work=[[CBC news]]|access-date=Apr 20, 2019|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=|quote=|author-link=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Lightning Process claims to be a combination of [[neurolinguistic programming]] (NLP) and [[osteopathy]]. The content of the process is copyrighted but according to patient reports involves affirmations and counteracting negative thoughts:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://hubpages.com/health/The-Lightning-Process-Didnt-Work-For-me|title=The Lightning Process Didn&#039;t Work for Me|website=HubPages|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;You ask yourself if you want to choose happiness. Which you obviously do and then you say how fantastic you are to have stopped the negativity thought. You ask yourself what you really want, then you answer yourself, and again ask yourself how you are going to get there. The answer of course is to keep doing the process, getting rid of those negative thoughts. Then you tell yourself how great you are again and maybe have a bit of a hug with yourself, then…….. no nothing, that’s it.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The cost is between £695 and £1,997 for a three day course with additional sessions up to £250 an hour. (September 2016 rates) &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://lightningprocess.co.uk/lightning-process/what-next/ Cost of Lightning Process courses &amp;amp; sessions-Lightning Process website]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Lightning Process is based on the view that [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] is a &amp;quot;stress response&amp;quot; which leaves the person&#039;s body constantly on alert. It includes some [[cognitive behavioral therapy]], a form of psychotherapy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|last=Landmark|first=Live|author-link=Live Landmark|last2=Lindgren|first2=Rolf Marvin Bøe|author-link2=Rolf Lindgren|last3=Sivertsen|first3=Børge|author-link3=Børge Sivertsen|last4=Magnus|first4=Per|author-link4=Per Magnus|last5=Conradi|first5=Sven|authorlink5=Sven Conradi|last6=Thorvaldsen|first6=Signe Nome|last7=Stanghelle|first7=Johan Kvalvik|date=2016|title=Kronisk utmattelsessyndrom og erfaring med Lightning Process|url=https://tidsskriftet.no/2016/03/kommentar-og-debatt/kronisk-utmattelsessyndrom-og-erfaring-med-lightning-process|journal=Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening|language=en|volume=136|issue=5|pages=396–396|doi=10.4045/tidsskr.15.1214|issn=0029-2001|quote=|via=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Evidence==&lt;br /&gt;
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The Lightning Process has not been tested with any randomized, controlled trials.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anecdotal evidence of patient harm===&lt;br /&gt;
According to a national survey by the Norwegian ME Association (2012), Lightning Process is one of the treatments that has done the most harm to patients. 50% of the participants reported that LP had made their condition worse, 25% seriously worse. 30% reported that LP had no effect on symptoms.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.me-foreningen.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ME-Nat-Norwegian-Survey-Abr-Eng-Ver.pdf Norwegian ME Association Survey]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Studies with ME/CFS===&lt;br /&gt;
====King&#039;s College London Study ====&lt;br /&gt;
A small non-randomised qualitative study took place at King&#039;s College London, reporting in 2012. The study was conducted by [[Trudie Chalder]] and Nicola Archer with Silje Endresen Reme of Harvard University. Nine Participants aged 14 to 26 were recruited through advertisements. They were interviewed after undergoing the process along with three of their parents.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02093.x/abstract Experiences of young people who have undergone the Lightning Process to treat chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis – a qualitative study by Reme, Archer &amp;amp; Chalder]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Seven participants reported being satisfied with two as dissatisfied. The intensity and poor follow up were criticised by participants along with the secrecy surrounding it and feelings of guilt and blame if the treatment did not work.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== [[SMILE trial]] ====&lt;br /&gt;
The Smile study protocol&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1745-6215-14-444 SMILE Study protocol]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Criticisms==&lt;br /&gt;
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John Greensmith criticised the programme as a costly pyramid scheme noting that people who train in the process frequently go on to become practitioners themselves.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Psychologist [[James Coyne]] has described the Lightning Process as &amp;quot;quackery backed by pseudoscientific theory&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://twitter.com/CoyneoftheRealm/status/703327405944008704 Twitter: James Coyne on the Lightning Process]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Some patients critique the Lightning Process for its high cost, lack of evidence, and the pressure placed on participants if they do not improve.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;[[SMILE trial]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a joint statement in August 2010, the [[ME Association]] and [[the Young ME Sufferers Trust]] called the SMILE study &amp;quot;unethical&amp;quot; saying, &amp;quot;The ME Association and The Young ME Sufferers Trust do not believe that it is ethically right to use children in trialling an unproven and controversial process such as the Lightning Process.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/study-involving-children-and-the-lightning-process-is-unethical-says-joint-charity-statement/ Statement of ME Association and Young Sufferers Trust on SMILE (August 2010)]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Invest in ME]] in a letter to the National Research Ethics Committee (NRES) described the process as &amp;quot;rather like [[CBT]] but with bullying and risks of harm.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.investinme.org/Article-501%20Childrens%20Study.htm Letter to National Research Ethics Committee - Invest in ME]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Professor Robin Gill, a member of the [[British Medical Association|BMA]] medical ethics committee,  wrote to the Church Times about the LP and the SMILE trial. He expressed concern about the issue of coercion of children in the trial.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://meagenda.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/children-should-not-be-used-as-guinea-pigs-prof-robin-gill-church-times-lp-pilot-study/ Children should not be used as Guinea Pigs - Church Times 8 October 2010]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;[[BMJ]] Archives of Disease in Childhood,&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Nick Brown, Editor-in-Chief [[Archives of Disease in Childhood]], BMJ, added an Editor&#039;s Note to the trial article &#039;Clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Lightning Process in addition to specialist medical care for paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Editor&#039;s note&lt;br /&gt;
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:This study was published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood after peer review in September 2017. The trial tested the effectiveness of a neurolinguistic programming intervention (used widely but never formally tested) in children and young people with chronic fatigue recruited between 2010 and 2013. Though the number of participants was small, analysis suggested a benefit in terms of physical function (measured by the standard SF 36 scale) at both 6 and 12 months after intervention.&lt;br /&gt;
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:Since publication, the study has been criticised for failing to meet ICMJE and BMJ policy on trial registration and for not fully adhering to CONSORT guidance on trial reporting. The journal has been criticised for not detecting these issues during editorial and peer review. We have acknowledged these comments and reviewed our processes in relation to this paper and relating to EQUATOR guidance in general. In addition, we have received clarifications from the authors which are under editorial consideration.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/2/155.responses Editor&#039;s Note by Dr. Nick Brown: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Lightning Process in addition to specialist medical care for paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome: randomised controlled trial - Archives of Disease in Childhood BMJ - June 2018]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;[[Trial By Error]] by [[David Tuller]], DrPH via [[Virology blog]]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dec 13, 2017, [http://www.virology.ws/2017/12/13/trial-by-error-the-smile-trials-undisclosed-outcomes/ The SMILE Trial’s Undisclosed Outcome-Swapping]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jan 17, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/01/17/trial-by-error-professor-crawleys-bogus-buzzfeed-claims/ Professor Crawley’s Bogus BuzzFeed Claims]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jan 30, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/01/30/trial-by-error-a-letter-to-archives-of-disease-in-childhood/ A Letter to Archives of Disease in Childhood]&lt;br /&gt;
*Feb 19, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/02/19/trial-by-error-a-letter-to-bmj-open/ A Letter to BMJ Open]&lt;br /&gt;
*March 7, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/03/07/trial-by-error-my-exchange-with-archives-of-disease-in-childhood/ My Exchange With Archives of Disease in Childhood]&lt;br /&gt;
*May 28, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/05/28/trial-by-error-nices-consideration-of-the-lightning-process/ NICE’s Consideration of the Lightning Process]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jun 4, 2018,[http://www.virology.ws/2018/06/04/trial-by-error-bmj-still-looking-into-lightning-process-paper/ BMJ Still “Looking Into” Lightning Process Paper]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jun 11, 1018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/06/11/trial-by-error-more-letters-about-bmjs-flawed-pediatric-studies/ More Letters About BMJ’s Flawed Pediatric Studies]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jul 11, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/11/trial-by-error-waiting-for-godlee/ Waiting for Godlee]&lt;br /&gt;
*Jul 11, 2018, [http://www.virology.ws/2018/07/11/trial-by-error-my-letter-to-the-science-and-technology-committee/ Trial By Error: My Letter to Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee]&lt;br /&gt;
*2019, Trial By Error: [https://www.virology.ws/2019/08/21/trial-by-error-joan-mcparlands-lightning-process-experience/ Joan Parland&#039;s Lightning Process Experience]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversy==&lt;br /&gt;
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===British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2012 the British Advertising Standards Authority ruled against claims on the Lightning Process (LP) website.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2012/8/Phil-Parker-Group-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_158035.aspx#.Vro3WduLRD9 ASA Ruling on Phil Parker Group Ltd]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The ASA upheld a complaint from Hampshire County Council trading standards made about false claims about the use and effectiveness of LP on ME/CFS.  The claims were that &amp;quot;Our survey found that 81.3%* of clients report that they no longer have the issues they came with by day three of the LP course&amp;quot;, which the complainant stated &amp;quot;misleadingly implied that the Lightning Process could treat or cure CFS/ME.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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The ASA noted, &amp;quot;the website breached CAP Code (Edition 12) rules 3.1 (Misleading advertising), 3.7 (Substantiation) and 12.1 (Medicines, medical devices, health-related products and beauty products).&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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The ASA ruled that Phil Parker Ltd should not make medical claims for the LP unless they were supported with robust evidence and the company was not to refer to conditions for which advice should be sought from suitably qualified health professionals.&lt;br /&gt;
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===The Nordic Consumer Ombudsman===&lt;br /&gt;
The 2017 Agenda for the Nordic Consumer Ombudsman ruled that it is illegal to claim that any alternative medicine treatment is effective against specific illnesses and conditions. This ruling forbids the Lightening Process (LP) owners to market Lightening Process (LP) as a treatment for ME/CFS.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://forbrukerombudet.no/english/agenda-2017&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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===Attempted suicide===&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2011, a 13 year-old Norwegian boy with ME attempted suicide after he failed to improve with the Lightning Process.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470|title=Forsøkte selvmord etter ME-kurs|last=Sand|first=Camilla|date=2011-11-26|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=2019-04-20}} &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Articles and blogs ==&lt;br /&gt;
*2014, [http://www.healthrising.org/blog/2014/01/16/big-lightning-process-trial-underway-think/ Cort Johnson on the Lightning Process SMILE Study - Health Rising]&lt;br /&gt;
*2015, [http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/a-balanced-view-of-the-lightning-process.35835/ Patient&#039;s account of Lightning Process - Phoenix Rising]&lt;br /&gt;
*2018, [https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/inside-the-controversial-therapy-for-chronic-fatigue?utm_term=.hvDlgDg9R#.pcvqG7G1D A Controversial Therapy For ME Has Led To Claims Of Death Threats, Harassment, And Pseudoscience - Buzzfeed]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Learn more==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.sayer.abel.co.uk/MESNORFOLK/LP.html The Lightning Process did not work for ME] - collection of patient experiences&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2016/03/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-experience-lightning-process Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Experience of the Lightning Process] - a Lightning Process practitioner is the main author&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lightning_Process Wikipedia - Lightning Process]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Online presence==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilparker/videos YouTube]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://twitter.com/philparkerLP Twitter]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://lightningprocess.com/ Website]&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[An Introduction to the Lightning Process]], book by [[Phil Parker]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Esther Crawley]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Live Landmark]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Martine McCutcheon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mickel therapy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Cognitive behavioral therapy]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Psychological paradigm]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Potential treatments]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Psychological and behavioral therapies]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Mind body treatments]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://me-pedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Landmark&amp;diff=86390</id>
		<title>Live Landmark</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Science Facilitator:Information about the Lightning Process Coach Live Landmark&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Live Landmark is a controversial Norwegian [[Lightning Process]]-practitioner and a co-founder of Recovery Norway. In 2011 a 13 year old boy tried to commit suicide after attending her LP-course. [https://www.nrk.no/livsstil/forsokte-selvmord-etter-me-kurs-1.7891470] She has later stated that she hasn&#039;t heard about any negative experiences after her courses. [https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/sesong/202004/MDFP02008620] She has also stated that she &amp;quot;hates&amp;quot; the ME-diagnosis, among other things because it gives the patients access to disability payments. [https://www.dagbladet.no/tema/hjertet-mitt-blor-for-dem-som-fortsatt-ligger-hjemme/63158200]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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