Preventing the risk of iatrogenic harm when assessing and diagnosing functional neurological disorders and other functional somatic symptoms

Autor: Giovanni Stanghellini, George Ikkos, Cecilia Maria Esposito
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry, Vol 67 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1778
Popis: The present commentary raises some concerns about the risk of iatrogenic harm arising out of the diagnosis of functional neurologic and somatic disorders. These concerns are supported by evidence from the history of hysteria and findings from contemporary brain imaging. We discuss their implications for practice.
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