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Lorna Myers on Jun 15th, 2021 in
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If we can say anything for sure about COVID-19 is that there is still a lot that we do not know. Making matters worse, at times experts have communicated confusing and contradictory information to the public. One of the clearest examples of these confounding messages can be found in the advice provided regarding mask wearing. In March of 2020, experts on news outlets were saying “definitely, do not wear a...
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This feature article was just published by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and summarizes meetings that took place last year.
https://www.newswise.com/articles/what-should-we-call-psychogenic-non-epileptic-seizures
Note: I will continue to call PNES by this name below since we do not have a better term yet.
Why is this important what we call this disorder, you might ask?
In summary, the name...
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Lorna Myers on Mar 13th, 2021 in
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It is important for mental health professionals to be cognizant of this because these patients exist and are encountered in psychotherapists’ offices with certain regularity.
For decades if not centuries (if we look back to Pierre Janet and Sigmund Freud) it has been understood that psychological trauma is an important risk factor in the development of PNES and other conversion disorders. However, we can really...
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A few weeks ago, I was contacted by one of the leaders in the field of research of Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES); he proposed a project to several professionals in the field of PNES focusing on a topic that is often overlooked not only in PNES but in many other conditions and a variety of clinical settings. He stated that he had the sense that this emotional state may play an important role in the...
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Lorna Myers on Nov 25th, 2020 in
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This month’s blog post comes to us from sunny Arizona, more specifically, Dayana Villarreal, Graduate Student, Arizona State University. Below, you are invited to read about her current research project on PNES. She hopes you may decide to take an online survey that will be used to better understand the inner workings of PNES.
When I joined the emotion research lab at Arizona State University (ASU) as a...