functional disorder

Familial coaggregation and shared familiality of functional and internalizing disorders in the Lifelines cohort Martje Bos, Rei Monden, Naomi R. Wray, Yiling Zhou, Kenneth S. Kendler, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Hanna M. van Loo, Harold Snieder [Line breaks added] Background Functional disorders...

Google translated from Czech to English. Some line breaks added. INTRODUCTION Patients with long-term physical problems that do not correspond to the findings of routine medical examinations constitute a significant portion of patients in general practitioners' offices and can be very...

Objective: Comorbidities between internalizing disorders (IDs) and functional disorders (FDs) are well-documented, indicating shared pathways. However, their symptom-level relationships have been largely unexplored. This exploratory study employs a network approach to investigate symptoms of...

Highlights In consultations for PPS/FDs, stigmatisation can occur in various ways in the communication process. Current models do not accurately reflect the patients’ experiences of stigmatisation in their consultations for PPS/FDs. New way to understand and categorise common forms of...

Abstract Objectives It has been hypothesised that functional somatic disorders (FSD) could be initiated by sympathetic predominance in the autonomic nervous system as measured by low heart rate variability (HRV). Earlier studies on the association between HRV and FSD are small case–control...

Full title: ‘I just need to know what they are and if you can help me’: Medicalization and the search for legitimacy in people diagnosed with non-epileptic attack disorder Highlights In-depth qualitative interviews with people with functional seizures and identify the social challenges of...

Trial By Error: Shaky Evidence for Signs of Functional Neurological Disorders http://www.virology.ws/2019/12/30/trial-by-error-shaky-evidence-for-signs-of-functional-neurological-disorders/ 30 December 2019 By David Tuller, DrPH One of my goals next year is to write more about so-called...

Abstract Background Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) are common in clinical practice. It is recognized that FND may present at onset or during the course of other neurological diseases (functional comorbidity). Cases We report a clinical series of three patients who initially presented...

An opinion piece on how to diagnose functional disorders in children and young people, using a biopsychosical model of understanding symptoms. I thought it was nice for understanding how biopsychosocial is used by some healthcare workers. Basically it advertises to look for a limited set of...

Functional neurological disorder is neurological dysfunction not primarily explained by pathophysiologic or structural abnormalities and can present in children and adolescents with limb weakness, gait abnormality, non-epileptic seizures or sensory changes. In this review article we focus...

Full title: Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Integrated Treatment Approach Versus Standard Model of Care for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDS): A Matched Cohort Study Abstract Background Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are linked to a variety of potential causes, and...

Full title: Functional somatic symptoms in youths in general practice: A cross-sectional study on prevalence, clinical management and perceived burden Highlights • Youths are less often followed up in general practice compared to adults. • 4.4% of youths are diagnosed with functional somatic...

Abstract Objective. Patients suffering from chronic pain often present with multifactorial underlying conditions, sometimes without concrete pathological physical findings. Functional somatic syndromes (FSS) and somatoform disorders show a high prevalence of 8-20% and are often associated with...

Abstract Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common manifestation of functional neurological disorder presenting with diverse phenotypes such as tremor, weakness and gait disorder. Our current understanding of the basic epidemiological features of this condition is unclear. We aimed to...

A new article about fnd. Is he trying to shift emphasis but I doubt it Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o64

Illness-Related Cognition, Distress and Adjustment in Functional Stroke Symptoms, Vascular Stroke, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Abbeygail Jones , Abigail Smakowski , Alicia Hughes , Anthony S. David , and Trudie Chalder Abstract. Background: High rates of psychological distress are reported...

Abstract Background and aim: It is generally accepted that functional somatic disorders (FSDs) are a product of biological, psychological, and social factors. Social position might be part of this complex, but the literature on this issue is currently heterogeneous and inconsistent. The aim of...

ABSTRACT Disrupted pain regulation has been proposed as a component in functional somatic disorders (FSD). The objective of this study was to examine a general population sample, encompassing three delimitations of FSD while assessing pain sensitivity and conditioning pain modulation (CPM)...

Abstract Objective: Psychosocial trauma was associated with developing conversion disorder (also known as functional neurological disorder) before Freud, though why a particular symptom should arise is unknown. We aimed to determine if there was a relationship between trauma type and symptom...

Highlights • Prevalence of diagnoses were lower in the diagnostic interview than in self-reported questionnaires. • Discrepancies constituted the clinical evaluation of symptom attribution and impairment. • Symptom questionnaires are an important screening tool. • Diagnostic interviews are...