Psychological Non Epileptic Seizures

07/14/2025

07/12/2025

Self care in adults living with PNES is as important as engaging in tailored psychotherapeutic treatment

Improving self-care in adults living with nonepileptic seizures (PNES) can be just as important as engaging in tailored PNES psychotherapy. This is a webinar on this topic for patients and loved ones.

07/07/2025

For clinicians who work with youth diagnosed with PNES.

07/02/2025

The Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures pocketbook available through Amazon in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK.

You are a clinician or school advisor/counselor and just received a client or student who carries the diagnosis of “psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)” or “functional seizures.” You’ve never heard of this disorder. Seizures make you think they should be seeing a neurologist but they...

07/01/2025

PNES can be treated. Approximately 80% of patients improve with psychotherapies that have been adapted to target nonepileptic seizures.

07/01/2025

Functional neurological disorder FND in the news. A daughter helping her mom's FND community in the UK
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/health/we-felt-abandoned-and-wanted-to-do-something-to-help-other-people-with-fnd-says-daughter-who-has-created-patient-support-packs-5203349?fbclid=IwY2xjawLRQGRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqkdzrTkBbIAR_-3HuFFJDaSztAGC_9Txsb9cDfmzpLEEBnQcsm-42idKW51_aem_UwzWa3ALnsgswThYTt3AEA

“We felt abandoned and wanted to do something to help other people diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)” - the words of loving daughter Lianne Gardner Madoni who said her family didn’t know who to turn to for help after her mother’s FND diagnosis.

07/01/2025

PNES in the news: staying active with PNES and FND making certain adaptations (only thing is that there's no mention in the article about seizure safety in the water which would be useful to know).

Ruth Desire, 56, was told she had FND, a Functional Neurological Disorder, and has been left unable to cycle - an activity she regularly did before she was diagnosed.

06/27/2025

For clinicians working with patients diagnosed with PNES

06/27/2025

PNES in the news!! High school graduate, Zya Jones, has earned a college scholarship. She says in the interview that she "manifested" this outcome despite facing the challenge of PNES last year and almost giving up. We wish her the best!!

LELAND, MS - Leland's Zya Jones has overcome adversity to earn a softball scholarship with Coahoma C.C.

06/25/2025

New website for clinicians working with patients diagnosed with nonepileptic seizures

New website for clinicians who are seeking to learn how to work with patients diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)

06/21/2025

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=youtube+nonepileptic+pocketbook&mid=2EAC1C17E769748C300A2EAC1C17E769748C300A&FORM=VIRE
Hear Dr. Myers talk about "The Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures pocketbook" which she coauthored with Dr. Julia Doss
https://www.amazon.com/Psychogenic-Non-Epileptic-Seizures-Pocketbook-Dissociative/dp/B0CFCWVZRT

You are a clinician or school advisor/counselor and just received a client or student who carries the diagnosis of “psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)” or “functional seizures.” You’ve never heard of this disorder. Seizures make you think they should be seeing a neurologist but they...

06/11/2025

Congratulations to our wonderful 2025 Lorna Myers PNES Scholarship recipients!!! I had the pleasure of meeting some of them earlier today which was just wonderful! I invite you to check out their page. #

Congratulations to the 2025 Lorna Myers PNES Scholarship Recipients! Thanks to the continued generosity of Dr. Lorna Myers, Epilepsy Alliance America has a scholarship program for students with a…