Dismissed, anxious, and feeling abandoned: The experiences and perspectives of people with functional neurological disorder accessing UK healthcare services

Varley, Danielle; Scorer, Lauren; Bramley, Stephanie; van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.04.008

General Hospital Psychiatry

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.04.008

|View full text |Cite

Dismissed, anxious, and feeling abandoned: The experiences and perspectives of people with functional neurological disorder accessing UK healthcare services

Danielle Varley,

Lauren Scorer,

Stephanie Bramley

et al.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurological Disorders and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Systematic Review and Policy Recommendations for Improving Assessment and Treatment

Lazzari,

Nikolou-Walker,

Liu

et al. 2024

NDT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) and Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) are progressively attracting the attention of healthcare professionals both in the medical or surgical specialties and in psychiatric ones. Methods Due to FND and PNES complex presentation, often comorbid with other neurological, medical, and psychiatric conditions, starting from our experience with patients presenting with both conditions, we conducted a systematic review of articles that address the comorbidity of PNES and FND with other psychiatric conditions. Results Our review supports the point that PNES and FND are not autonomous conditions but develop on the grounds of other psychiatric comorbidities including autism, borderline personality disorder (BPD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alexithymia. Persons with PNES and FND have often a history of child abuse, neglect, and trauma, and these conditions can also trigger the two conditions if appearing later in life. We also propose policies to endorse the comorbidity theory and improve assessment and treatment. Conclusion The scrutinized studies confirm that PNES and FND might be comorbid or represent manifestations of what we hypothesize as an integrated biopsychosocial model where early trauma, abuse, and neglect lead to a progressive neuro sensitivity that can present in the same person, usually young female patients, as a combination of dysthymia, alexithymia, autism, PTSD, BPD, FND, and PNES.

show abstract

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurological Disorders and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Systematic Review and Policy Recommendations for Improving Assessment and Treatment

Lazzari,

Nikolou-Walker,

Liu

et al. 2024

NDT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Dismissed, anxious, and feeling abandoned: The experiences and perspectives of people with functional neurological disorder accessing UK healthcare services

Cited by 1 publication

References 8 publications

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurological Disorders and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Systematic Review and Policy Recommendations for Improving Assessment and Treatment

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurological Disorders and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Systematic Review and Policy Recommendations for Improving Assessment and Treatment

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About