Secure Attachment and Depression Predict 6-Month Outcome in Motor Functional Neurological Disorders: A Prospective Pilot Study

The relationships between baseline neuropsychiatric factors and clinical outcome in patients with functional neurological disorder (FND) / conversion disorder remain poorly understood. This prospective, naturalistic pilot study investigated links between predisposing vulnerabilities (risk factors) and clinical outcome in patients with motor FND engaged in usual care within a subspecialty FND clinic.

Source: Psychosomatics - August 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rozita Jalilianhasanpour, Juan Pablo Ospina, Benjamin Williams, Julie Mello, Julie MacLean, Jessica Ranford, Gregory L. Fricchione, W. Curt LaFrance, David L. Perez Source Type: research