Stigma in functional neurological disorder (FND)–A systematic review

C McLoughlin, L McWhirter, K Pisegna… - Clinical Psychology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate stigma and Functional
Neurological Disorder (FND) regarding: 1) prevalence and associated factors, 2) the nature …

Stigma and functional neurological disorder: a research agenda targeting the clinical encounter

KE MacDuffie, L Grubbs, T Best, S LaRoche… - CNS …, 2021‏ - cambridge.org
Stigma against patients with functional neurological disorder (FND) presents obstacles to
diagnosis, treatment, and research. The lack of biomarkers and the potential for symptoms to …

The vicious cycle of functional neurological disorders: a synthesis of healthcare professionals' views on working with patients with functional neurological disorder

C Barnett, R Davis, C Mitchell… - Disability and rehabilitation, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The objective of this review was to synthesise studies which address the views of
healthcare professionals (HCPs) towards patients with functional neurological disorder …

Iatrogenic harm in functional neurological disorder

C Mcloughlin, WH Lee, A Carson, J Stone - Brain, 2025‏ - academic.oup.com
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 …

“Blaming, shaming, humiliation”: stigmatising medical interactions among people with non-epileptic seizures

C Robson, OS Lian - Wellcome open research, 2017‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: People with non-epileptic seizures (NES) describe challenging relationships
with health professionals, and explain negative interactions as common and expected …

Social aspects of life in patients with functional seizures: Closing the gap in the biopsychosocial formulation

AA Asadi-Pooya, F Brigo, K Kozlowska, DL Perez… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The human, as a biological system, is an open system embedded within larger systems—
including the family, culture, and socio-political environment. In this context, a patient with …

Functional neurological disorder in the emergency department

SA Finkelstein, MA Cortel‐LeBlanc… - Academic …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
We provide a narrative review of functional neurological disorder (FND, or conversion
disorder) for the emergency department (ED). Diagnosis of FND has shifted from a “rule‐out” …

Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

B Tolchin, G Baslet, J Suzuki, S Martino… - …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective We conducted a randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing (MI) as an
intervention to improve psychotherapy adherence and outcomes, including frequency of …

[HTML][HTML] Stigma in functional seizures: A sco** review

M Annandale, G Vilyte, C Pretorius - Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this sco** review was to explore the extent, range and nature of
knowledge on stigma in functional seizures (FS). Methods This sco** review was …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent somatic symptom related stigmatisation by healthcare professionals: A systematic review of questionnaire measurement instruments

B McGhie-Fraser, P Lucassen, A Ballering… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Objective Patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) experience stigmatising attitudes
and behaviours by healthcare professionals. While previous research has focussed on …