Developing an Outpatient Transdisciplinary Functional Movement Disorder Program: 1-Year Experience

Gabriela S Gilmour^{1

2}, Kayla Fritz³, Joanne Stephen³, Kate Kain³, Monic Brunet³, Mikhaila Fitzsimmons³, Nora Krueger³, Linette Lawlor-Savage³, Kimberly McEachern³, Leon Mitchell³, Heather Squires³, Patti Vaillant³, Kim Walker³, Megan Howlett^{1

4}, Kimberly G Williams^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Gabriela S Gilmour et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 18.

doi: 10.1002/mdc3.70183. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: functional movement disorder; functional neurological disorder; multidisciplinary treatment; rehabilitation; triage.

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