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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0CNS Spectrums

Improving care for patients with functional neurological symptom disorder (FND): Clinical pearls for front line providers

  • Alison Buchholz1,2
  • Jason Chua2
  • Mackenzie Cervenka2
  • Eva Keatley3
  1. 1Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
  2. 2Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
  3. 3Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
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Abstract

Our understanding of functional neurological symptom disorder (FND) has evolved more quickly than dissemination of our progressed knowledge. Healthcare providers remain suboptimally educated about and trained in FND-informed care. As a result, patients continue to have harmful interactions with the healthcare system around FND, often beginning with poorly established and delivered diagnosis and uninformed or otherwise lacking treatment planning. This results in iatrogenic harm to patients and misuse of healthcare resources. Appreciating this, providers repeatedly request guidance on FND-informed diagnosis and treatment. This article serves to provide guidance on FND diagnosis and treatment planning for healthcare providers and patients.

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@article{buchholz2026improving,
  title = {{Improving care for patients with functional neurological symptom disorder (FND): Clinical pearls for front line providers}},
  author = {Alison Buchholz and Jason Chua and Mackenzie Cervenka and Eva Keatley},
  journal = {CNS Spectrums},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1017/s1092852926101229},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852926101229},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TI  - Improving care for patients with functional neurological symptom disorder (FND): Clinical pearls for front line providers
AU  - Alison Buchholz
AU  - Jason Chua
AU  - Mackenzie Cervenka
AU  - Eva Keatley
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/23
JO  - CNS Spectrums
DO  - 10.1017/s1092852926101229
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852926101229
AB  - Our understanding of functional neurological symptom disorder (FND) has evolved more quickly than dissemination of our progressed knowledge. Healthcare providers remain suboptimally educated about and trained in FND-informed care. As a result, patients continue to have harmful interactions with the healthcare system around FND, often beginning with poorly established and delivered diagnosis and uninformed or otherwise lacking treatment planning. This results in iatrogenic harm to patients and misuse of healthcare resources. Appreciating this, providers repeatedly request guidance on FND-informed diagnosis and treatment. This article serves to provide guidance on FND diagnosis and treatment planning for healthcare providers and patients.
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