TY - JOUR T1 - The Polysymptomatic Distress Scale Is Simple, Useful, and Effective in Clinical Care and Clinical and Epidemiology Studies JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 454 LP - 454 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.150926 VL - 43 IS - 2 AU - FREDERICK WOLFE AU - BRIAN T. WALITT AU - JOHANNES J. RASKER AU - ROBERT S. KATZ AU - WINFRIED HÄUSER Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/43/2/454.abstract N2 - To the Editor:The Friend and Bennett editorial1 in a recent issue of The Journal continues a quarrel with the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia (FM)2 and the followup research criteria of 20113 that was begun by Bennett shortly after first publication, and which has continued to date. It has taken the form of vigorous opposition to the acceptance and publication of our work during the manuscript review process, in disapprobation in editorials and interviews, and in articles opposed to our work. They label the many-authored 2010 ACR criteria and the 2011 modification as “Dr. Wolfe’s diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia” in this editorial and the “Wolfe criteria” elsewhere. We know of no other ACR criteria currently in use that is referred to by the author’s name.Friend and Bennett’s objection to the Polysymptomatic … Address correspondence to Dr. F. Wolfe, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, 1035 N. Emporia, Ste. 230, Wichita, Kansas 67214, USA. E-mail: fwolfe{at}arthritis-research.org ER -