ReviewEpilepsy & behavior reports2021
Using evidence-based psychotherapy to tailor treatment for patients with functional neurological disorders.
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- Aetiological factors in functional seizures and functional motor symptoms: shared and distinct features.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Functional Neurological Disorder: Neurobiological Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Integrated Treatment in a Female-Predominant Neuropsychiatric Condition.Neurology international · 2026Review
- Current Mental Health Treatment Practices for Functional Neurological Disorders (FND): A Provider Survey.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Pain-related disability in functional neurological disorder (FND): the role of pain intensity and psychological factors.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Functional Connectivity Predictors and Mechanisms of Symptom Change in Functional Neurological Disorder.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Uncertainty as an operative construct and treatment target in functional neurological disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Functional connectivity predictors and mechanisms of symptom change in functional neurological disorder.Brain communications · 2026Article
- Primary emotional systems and personality functioning in women with endometriosis receiving brief psychotherapy: a longitudinal study using ANPS and SWAP-200.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Unraveling functional neurological disorder in pediatric populations: A systematic review of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- Neurobehavioral therapy in functional seizures: Investigation of mechanism of action with resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Functional neurological disorder: Practical management.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Review
- Using natural language processing to explore differences in healthcare professionals' language on Functional Neurological Disorder: a comparative topic and sentiment analysis study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Psychological assessment and support in functional neurological disorder: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Opinions and experience of neurologists and neurology trainees in Saudi Arabia on functional neurological disorders: a survey based study.BMC neurology · 2024Observational
- Functional neurological disorder, physical activity and exercise: What we know and what we can learn from comorbid disorders.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Review
- Content or context? A study protocol for a three-arm parallel randomised controlled trial of RBMJ open · 2023Article
- Special issue on the intersection between functional seizures and other functional neurological disorders.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2022Article
- Toward a possible trauma subtype of functional neurological disorder: Impact on symptom severity and physical health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Changing the culture of care for children and adolescents with functional neurological disorder.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Functional neurological disorder (FND) frequently presents with comorbid psychopathology (e.g., anxiety, depressive, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), somatic symptom and pain syndromes, and dissociative and personality disorders). It can become chronic and lead to unemployment and disability for many patients. Psychosocial factors play an important role in the onset and perpetuation of symptoms. Consequently, psychotherapy is recommended for the treatment of FND in general, and especially for the single symptom-based subtype of functional seizures (FS). Some of the psychotherapy approaches that have been utilized for FND include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), third wave approaches, and psychodynamic psychotherapies as well as group therapeutic and psychoeducational interventions. For patients with FS and PTSD, prolonged exposure therapy, a CBT-based treatment has been implemented. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe and analyze specific elements (e.g., theoretical foundations, tools, targets, definitions of success) of the main psychotherapeutic approaches used in patients with FND. Our premise is that these modalities will overlap considerably in some respects. We will conclude by discussing how discrete differences may render them more suitable for subgroups of patients with FND or for patients at different timepoints of their recovery process.
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