Psychological Non Epileptic Seizures

08/28/2025

This article is a bit dated but still makes some interesting points and offers several resources at the end.

Is it a seizure or something else? Here are 5 tips to assess and treat psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

08/11/2025

For Psychotherapists beginning to work with adults diagnosed with Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. How to keep safety in mind.

08/02/2025

Tonight's thought

07/28/2025

New website for psychotherapists who work with patients diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

07/28/2025

Today's inspirational thought

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.