treatment for PNES

Can my psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) be treated by a physical or occupational therapist instead of by a psychotherapist? 

People with functional neurological disorder (FND) have many different symptoms. Some have ongoing problems with movement or feeling, like weakness or numbness. Others have episodes that resemble epileptic seizures. These are called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, or PNES. However, with the more recent proposal to replace the name “PNES” with “functional seizures or functional/dissociative seizures” in […]

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What do Psychologists mean by self-care and how does this look for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures?

Recently, in a session, I was going on and on about how important self-care is as a way to manage PNES better.  My patient stopped me and said, can I ask what do you mean by self-care because for me I’ve started eating more regularly and resting but I wonder if this is what you

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New Evidence-Informed Psychoeducation Program for PNES and PTSD – Therapist Guide and Patient Workbook Released

In the field of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES, also known as functional or dissociative seizures), nothing is more important or necessary than delivering treatments that actually work, that therapists can learn quickly and confidently, and that remain truly accessible — both financially and in terms of the time commitment required.This treatment was reported on in

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Functional Seizures and Epilepsy: My dual diagnosis

The nonepileptic seizure Blog has invited author, Linda McClure, to tell us about her book “Mind Games.” It walks the reader through the experience of living with epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), also known as functional/dissociative seizures. This is a unique group of patients, often excluded from research and that can be difficult to

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Driving, depression, and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)

The three items listed in the title of this blog post might seem unrelated but they  were part of an article that was published last month. The article drew some useful and thought-provoking conclusions that might be useful for clinicians working with PNES. The study described in “Characteristics of patients diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

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The Psychogenic non-epileptic Seizures Pocketbook-Why Julia Doss wrote it

Writing the “Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Pocketbook” came about after many years of treating patients with PNES and training other clinicians in treating them. It has been humbling and rewarding to work with families and their children and watch them get better and grow into their adulthood. But this isn’t how my career initially started. In

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Virtual psychogenic non-epileptic seizures conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians: Update on current treatments for PNES in adults and children

For six years straight, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG), hosted an annual PNES conference for patients, caregivers, and in the last few years, for health professionals too. Our last and sixth conference was held in 2019 and then, as we all know, the world ground to a halt due to the 2020 pandemic. So,

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