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Wir\n                    argumentieren, dass eine Psychologisierung von LC und ME\/CFS erhebliche Risiken\n                    birgt: Sie f\u00fchrt zu potentiell sch\u00e4dlichen Therapien, invalidiert das\n                    Krankheitserleben der Betroffenen, erschwert wirksame Ma\u00dfnahmen wie Pacing,\n                    lenkt den Fokus weg von notwendiger k\u00f6rperlicher Diagnostik und Therapie,\n                    benachteiligt die Betroffenen in der Begutachtung und belastet die Familien von\n                    betroffenen Kindern oder andere Angeh\u00f6rigen in erheblichem Ma\u00dfe zus\u00e4tzlich. Wir\n                    zeigen, dass viele der angef\u00fchrten Argumente f\u00fcr eine psychische Mitverursachung\n                    unspezifisch oder empirisch unzureichend begr\u00fcndet sind. Unser Essay pl\u00e4diert\n                    daher f\u00fcr gr\u00f6\u00dfte Zur\u00fcckhaltung bei der Zuschreibung psychischer Faktoren im\n                    Interesse einer spezifischen, evidenzbasierten und patient*innenorientierten\n                    Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2866-9127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,12]],"date-time":"2026-05-12T23:02:32Z","timestamp":1778626952000},"page":"263-269","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Welche Rolle spielt \u201edie Psyche\u201c? 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