Psychological Therapy for [FND]: Examining Impact on Dissociation, Psychological Distress and General Functioning 2024 Esteban-Serna, Pick, Cope et al

Full title:
Psychological Therapy for Functional Neurological Disorder: Examining Impact on Dissociation, Psychological Distress and General Functioning

ABSTRACT

Functional neurological disorder (FND) represents a broad group of motor and sensory clinical symptoms which cannot be explained by other neurological diagnoses. Dissociation is considered a key mechanism in their development and maintenance. Despite psychological therapy being the recommended choice of treatment for FND, evidence for its effectiveness is in its infancy. This study explored the dissociative profile of forty-seven patients with FND and evaluated whether individual psychological therapy improved dissociative symptoms, psychological distress and general functioning among twenty-five adults with FND. Patients completed the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory, the EuroQol five-dimensional descriptive system, the General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Our sample showed high levels of disengagement, depersonalization and memory disturbance at baseline. Treatment was associated with significant improvements in general functioning, and symptoms of dissociation and anxiety. Improvements in dissociative experiences were found to be possibly due to reduction in anxiety. Improvements in depression were the strongest predictor of improvements in general functioning. Limitations and areas for further research are discussed.

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They have no idea what they're talking about. They just hear and parrot words but don't know what they mean, might as well use number codes for all that it matters. "Oh you got symptom #23 and a bit of #17, hmmm, yes I'm familiar with those codes" For sure it's a common consequence, but it's badly misrepresented and misattributing it as a mechanism, let alone a key mechanism, is absurd. Might as well blame the fever on the infection. It's absurd that they can actually hear people report this experience and they understand nothing of it, just choose to interpret them however they see fit.

Just pure nonsense. This obsession with making illness a derivative of anxiety and depression is basically acting like a mechanical mixer to people's brains. But even worse than than, "found to be possibly due to" is not serious, not in the least scientific or professional, and is why this ideology has been stuck at the same spot for over a century, parroting the same old nonsense like it's both brand new, but also informed by a long tradition.

A centenarian infant. Passing well above a hundred years and still having the intellectual capacity of an infant is not a common thing. More problematic is that it's the recommended treatment, and it lacks evidence, by their own admission. Even theologians aren't that dull and repetitive.