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==Book - It's All In Your Head== [[File:It's All In Your Head book.jpeg|200px|thumb|right]] Doctor Sullivan published her book, ''It's All In Your Head'', in 2015. It is a book about [[medically unexplained symptoms]] and [[psychosomatic illness]] and includes a chapter on [[ME/CFS]] despite widespread agreement that it is not a psychosomatic illness. ===Criticism=== The [[ME Association]] published a letter by Lady [[Countess of Mar]].<ref>[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2015/06/its-all-in-your-head-psychosomatic-book-storm-countess-of-mar-challenges-author-to-change-her-mind-about-mecfs/ ‘It’s All in Your Head’ psychosomatic book storm | Countess of Mar challenges author to change her mind about ME/CFS]]</ref> The association also wrote its own letter of complaint to the British Times newspaper in response to its review of the book that incorrectly referred to [[ME/CFS]] as a psychosomatic illness.<ref>[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2015/06/failure-to-keep-up-with-the-research-on-mecfs-is-inexcusable-our-letter-to-the-times-8-june-2015/ Failure to keep up with the research on ME/CFS is ‘inexcusable’]</ref> British charity [[Invest in ME]] also criticized the book which they describe as "stigmatising".<ref>[http://www.investinme.org/IIME-Newslet-1506-01.htm INVEST IN ME Letter to The TIMES on David Aaronovitch Book review “It’s All in Your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness by Suzanne O’Sullivan 6th June 2015 ]</ref> British charity [[Action for ME]] also wrote to the Times to criticise coverage of the book.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Firestormmer/status/726505648700178433/photo/1 Letter to The Times]</ref> Professor [[James Coyne]] has written critically of the book describing it as a "dreadful book".<ref>[https://jcoynester.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/guest-blog-reviewing-suzanne-osullivans-its-all-in-your-head-with-an-introduction/ Guest blog reviewing Suzanne O’Sullivan’s It’s All in Your Head With an Introduction]</ref><ref>[https://jcoynester.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/experts-weigh-in-on-suzanne-osullivans-commentary-on-imaginary-illness-in-the-lancet/ Experts weigh in on Suzanne O’Sullivan’s commentary on imaginary illness in The Lancet]</ref> Patient and author [[Nasim Marie Jafry]] has criticised the book, accusing it of "recycling nonsense".<ref>[http://velo-gubbed-legs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/wellcome-book-prize-2016-ignorance.html Wellcome Book Prize 2016 - ignorance rewarding ignorance]</ref> [[Geoffrey Jones]] published a [https://uttingwolffspouts.com/2015/06/09/proud-to-be-ignorant blog] referring to the book author's "ignorant meanderings about ME".<ref>[https://uttingwolffspouts.com/2015/06/09/proud-to-be-ignorant/ Proud to be Ignorant?]</ref> ===Wellcome Book Prize=== In April 2016 the book was awarded the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize, and the author a £30,000 prize (around US $45,000).<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/suzanne-osullivans-its-all-in-your-head-wins-wellcome-book-prize/ Suzanne O'Sullivan's It's All in Your Head wins Wellcome Book Prize 2016]</ref>
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