Ketamine or esketamine may improve functional motor symptoms and dissociative seizures in functional neurological disorder
Ketamine may improve symptoms for people with functional neurological disorder
This systematic review examines the impact of ketamine and esketamine on functional neurological disorder (FND) symptoms. The review reports…
New evidence suggests ketamine could help manage motor symptoms and seizures in people living with functional neurological disorder.
Alexithymia and interoceptive disturbances show consistent links with functional neurological disorder
Psychological traits linked to autonomy may help explain FND
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on psychological characteristics conceptually related to autonomy-connectedness in functional ne…
New research identifies specific psychological traits, like difficulty identifying emotions, that are consistently linked to Functional Neur…
Dissociative symptoms correlate with greater severity and poorer outcomes in anxiety and depressive disorders
Dissociative Symptoms Linked to Severity in Anxiety and Depression
This scoping review of 300 studies examines the prevalence and clinical impact of dissociative symptoms in adults with anxiety and depressio…
High levels of dissociation are linked to more severe symptoms and poorer treatment outcomes for people with anxiety and depression.
Higher levels of dissociative symptoms observed in individuals with functional neurological disorder
People with FND experience higher levels of dissociation
This pilot study used ecological momentary assessment to compare symptoms between individuals with functional neurological disorder and heal…
New tracking data shows that individuals living with functional neurological disorder report significantly more dissociative symptoms during…