Abstract
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures is a complicated biopsychosocial disorder with significant morbidity and high cost in children's social, emotional, family, and academic functioning as well as health care service utilization. Misdiagnosis and diagnostic delay, resulting from both lack of access to approved standards for diagnosing and service providers comfortable with diagnosing and treating this disorder, impact prognosis. Treatment in close proximity to symptom onset is thought to provide the best chance for remission.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-61 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Conversion
- Epilepsy
- Functional neurologic disorder
- Pediatric
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health