JDF- it has harmed Wessely's standing further within the ME community ie that group of patients he claims to have "helped". Your dismissal of one study is also very poor science given the weight of other evidence on gulf war syndrome- I note you make no reference to hooper's work. Perhaps you should consider that the reason Wessely is so criticised is that he is so desperately wrong. I think the personal attack is well justified as you are acting in such a bigoted way and claiming neutrality as your modus operandi. This is the foulest form of "science". Go read Chomsky.