The Linden Centre
The Linden Centre t/a The Linden Method
Lifewise Publishing Limited
7a Church Street
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 2AD
Registered Address:
Lifewise Publishing Limited
11 Wollaston Court
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 4SQ
- Trading As:
- The Linden Method
- Product:
- The Linden Method
Background Information
Misleading Advertising: The Linden Method is in breach of the UK Advertising Standards Code for making unsubstantiated efficacy claims about the Linden Method on www.thelindenmethod.co.uk.
The ASA published an adjudication against The Linden Centre on 16 November 2011. The Linden Method claimed that it offered the most successful programme of recovery from anxiety conditions and that it addressed the cause of anxiety. It claimed that the Linden Method was the only solution for those conditions, that the Linden Method was endorsed by medics and health care professionals, that the Linden Method had probably successfully treated more sufferers than other health care professionals and that other conventional therapies were ineffective. Furthermore the Linden Method did not produce evidence to show that the Linden Method was an effective recovery treatment for: Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and all associated symptoms - Panic Attacks (panic disorder) and all associated symptoms - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Pure O - Agoraphobia and/or Social Anxiety (social phobia) - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Depression - Constant Worrying - Medical Phobia - Fear of Illness - Fear of Death - Derealisation - Depersonalisation - Obsessive/Distorted/Aggressive/Sexual thoughts - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) - Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Eating Disorders - Trichotillomania (pulling hair out) - Self Harming and ... Emetophobia ... Monophobia - School Phobia - Child Anxiety. In the absence of evidence to substantiate them, the ASA considered the claims were misleading.
Although the ASA has adjudicated against the Linden Centre and has made several subsequent requests for an assurance of future compliance, the Linden Method continues to feature problematic and unsubstantiated efficacy claims on its websites www.lindenanxietyrecovery.com, www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.co.uk, http://www.thelindenmethod.co.uk/, http://www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.co.uk, http://www.charles-linden.com/, http://www.lindenanxietyrecovery.com/, http://www.panicandanxiety.com/ , http://www.thelindenmethodmobile.com, http://www.anxietyrecoveryretreat.com, http://www.lindenanxietyrecovery.com, http://www.panicandanxiety.com, http://www.anxiety-and-panicattacks-cured.com, http://www.lifewisepublishing.com, http://www.panicattackeliminator.com/, http://www.stress-away.co.uk/, http://www.charleslindenfoundation.org, http://www.lindenmethodcelebrityreviews.com, http://www.charles-linden-method-videos.com, http://anxiety-panic.co.uk/, http://www.stress-away.co.uk, http://www.thelindencentre.co.uk, http://www.lindenmethodcoaching.com/, http://www.lindenmethodanxiety.com/, http://www.agoraphobia-cure.com, http://www.anxietystopwatch.com, http://www.breatherightapp.com, www.karmamind.com
Because of The Linden Method’s continued non-compliance we took the decision to place their details on this section of the ASA website on 19 April 2012. These details shall remain in place until such time as The Linden Method has removed or appropriately amended the claims on its websites to ensure compliance with the CAP Code.
Relevant Adjudication
