ReviewBrain : a journal of neurology2025
Iatrogenic harm in functional neurological disorder.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Global trends and thematic clusters in healthcare professional education, medical errors, and patient safety: a bibliometric analysis, 2000-2026.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Education Research: Case-Based and Near-Peer Teaching on Functional Neurologic Disorder in the Neurology Clerkship: A Cross-Site Comparative Pilot Study.Neurology. Education · 2026Article
- Reluctance to Video Recording in Functional Movement Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- A service evaluation of the recognition, care and management of functional seizures within a UK ambulance service.British paramedic journal · 2026Article
- From Rotation to Retention: Reinforcing Neurology Skills Across Psychiatry Training.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Medicolegal Implications of Functional Neurological Disorder.Seminars in neurology · 2026Review
- Quantifying the impact of a computer-aided diagnostic score on the clinical diagnosis of functional seizures.Epilepsia · 2026Article
- Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Patient Communication.European journal of neurology · 2026Review
- Metacognition and cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID condition.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Clinical and demographic associations of recorded feigning in functional neurological disorder.Brain communications · 2026Article
- Tolerating uncertainty to treat functional motor disorder.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- Cognitive rehabilitation for functional neurological disorder.CNS spectrums · 2025Review
- Functional neurological disorders among hospitalized patients in a resource-limited setting: current situation in Colombia and paths to improvement.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Frequency and characteristics of functional neurological disorder in the emergency department.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Unraveling functional neurological disorder in pediatric populations: A systematic review of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- Why the threat of psychosocial reductionism to patients in psychiatry and medicine is rather ignored.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Functional neurological disorder: Practical management.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Review
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Abstract
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is continuing to gain increasing recognition globally as a valid and potentially treatable disorder. Iatrogenic harm towards patients with FND is significant, however, and has been around for centuries. Despite advances in our understanding around the aetiology, pathophysiology and treatment of FND, many aspects of such harm continue to persist. Avoidance of iatrogenic harm has been highlighted by clinicians as one of the most important therapeutic considerations in FND; however, the sources and range of potential harms, or indeed ways to mitigate them, have not previously been summarized. Using a combination of clinical and research experience and scoping review methodology, this review aims to describe the main sources of iatrogenic harm towards patients with FND, including harm from misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis and treatment, direct harm from professional interactions, other stigma-related harms, harm related to diagnostic overshadowing and over-diagnosis of FND. We also describe some potential ways to address and prevent such harms, such as ways to reduce misdiagnosis with a focus on rule in signs, optimizing teaching and communication, ensuring parity of FND with other medical conditions and continued integration of patient and professional organizations.
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