Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Guide-new book for patients and loved ones hopes to fill the information gap that currently exists

For the past year and a half I have been writing a book on psychogenic seizures for those living with PNES as well as their caregivers and the professionals who work with them.  As we all know, psychogenic seizures look very much like epileptic seizures, but are not triggered by electrical anomalies in the brain but rather by emotional stress.  Psychogenic seizures represent a very serious psychological disorder...

Treating Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Only half of US psychiatrists accept payment through health insurance

An article came out earlier this week in USA Today that underscored a very serious problem that persons with psychogenic non epileptic seizures (and other mental health conditions) face.  Only half of psychiatrists accept insurance which means that if you need treatment you need to be prepared to pay large out-of-pocket fees. This is not news for anyone who has tried to find a psychiatrist for a patient (I run into...