Functional neurological disorders: effective teaching for health professionals

EDUCATING CHILD HEALTH PROFESSIONALS The Search for Effective and Efficient Ambulatory Teaching Methods Through the Literature

Objective. Education in ambulatory settings is characterized by the conflicting agendas of clinical efficiency and educational effectiveness. In recognition of the challenge to teach more effectively, this review was undertaken to identify literature-based teaching methods for ambulatory-based education. Design. Literature search resources included electronic databases and relevant journal indi...

Mental Health and Neurological Disorders

Mental Health and Neurological Disorders

Mental Health and Neurological Disorders

Functional neurological disorders: the neurological assessment as treatment.

The neurologist's role in patients with functional disorders has traditionally been limited to making the diagnosis, excluding a 'disease' and pronouncing the symptoms to be 'non-organic' or 'psychogenic'. In this article, I argue that there are multiple opportunities during routine assessment of a patient with a functional disorder for the neurologist to take the lead with treatment. These opp...