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. 2022 Mar-Apr;21(3):71-75.

Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder

Victor German Patron  1 , Yazmin Rustomji  2 , Chadwick Yip  3 , Lisanne Michelle Jenkins  4
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Psychiatric Comorbidities in Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder

Victor German Patron et al. Pract Neurol (Fort Wash Pa). 2022 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Attachment deficits in the context of psychosocial factors may explain the presence of functional neurologic disorder.

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A model for how attachment may be affected by acute and chronic stressors to create the conditions for functional neurologic disorders (FNDs) and comorbid psychiatric conditions of anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression.
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