In recent years, the psychiatric community has unified around
characterization of functional neurological disorder (FND), including its
nomenclature, diagnostic requirements, and treatment. FND's 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
book's 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.
