In recent years, the psychiatric community has unified around characterization of functional neurological disorder (FND), including its nomenclature, diagnostic requirements, and treatment. FNDs complex assessment and therapeutic challenges rarely fit within a single specialty. Those who treat it need clear, practical guidance on how to assess, explain, and treat a condition that spans neurology, psychiatry, psychology, and rehabilitation.
Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorder: A Case-Based Approach meets this need by bringing together the major evidence-based treatment modalities for FND in one clinically focused, highly usable volume. This books practical, case-based guidance is designed to help clinicians translate evidence into day-to-day care. Foremost is education-treatment cannot succeed if the patient does not understand the diagnosis or buy in to the goals of therapy.
Written by internationally recognized leaders across multiple disciplines, the book uniquely bridges specialties. Neurologists will better understand psychotherapeutic approaches; mental health and rehabilitation professionals will recognize the condition-specific nuances essential for effective treatment.
Organized to reflect the full continuum of care, the volume covers
* Clinical assessment, diagnostic formulation, and effective delivery of the FND diagnosis
* Common psychological characteristics and psychiatric and medical comorbidities
* Psychotherapeutic models used to treat FND, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, mindfulness-based, acceptance and commitment, exposure-based, hypnosis-based, and trauma-informed approaches
* Rehabilitation strategies specific to FND, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and cognitive rehabilitation
* Telehealth adaptations
* Pharmacological treatment
* Noninvasive brain stimulation applications
* Pediatric considerations
* Program development, interdisciplinary care pathways, and common clinical challenges
Throughout, real-world case examples anchor theoretical concepts in clinical practice, illustrating how treatment approaches can be tailored across symptom presentations, settings, and patient populations.
Designed for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric trainees, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, and other frontline clinicians, Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorder serves as an essential resource for clinicians seeking practical, integrated guidance to care for patients with FND from diagnosis through long-term management.
Contributors Introduction Chapter 1. Assessment and Diagnosis Chapter 2. Psychological Characteristics Chapter 3. Psychiatric and Medical Comorbidities Chapter 4. Formulation Chapter 5. Diagnosis Delivery and Patient Education Chapter 6. Disability and Occupational Issues Chapter 7. The Role of the Family Chapter 8. General Considerations in Individual and Group Psychotherapy Chapter 9. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Chapter 10. Neurobehavioral Therapy Chapter 11 Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy Chapter 12. Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapies Chapter 13. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Chapter 14. Prolonged exposure (PE) for Comorbid Functional Seizures and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 15. Hypnosis for Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 16. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Chapter 17. Physical Therapy Chapter 18. Occupational Therapy Chapter 19. Speech, Language, and Cognitive Rehabilitation Chapter 20. Pediatric Considerations (Mind Body Approaches) Chapter 21. Pharmacological Treatment Chapter 22. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Chapter 23. Challenges and Long-term Considerations Chapter 24. Telehealth Adaptations Chapter 25. Higher Levels of Care Settings Chapter 26. Creating Functional Neurological Disorder Programs in Diverse Health Care Systems
