Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series

Fiona A. McFarlane; Hannah Allcott-Watson; Maria Hadji-Michael; Eve McAllister; Daniel Stark; Colin Reilly; Sophie Bennett; Andrew McWillliams; Isobel Heyman

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Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series

Fiona A. McFarlane, Hannah Allcott-Watson, Maria Hadji-Michael, Eve McAllister, Daniel Stark, Colin Reilly, Sophie Bennett, Andrew McWillliams, Isobel Heyman

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Aim To describe a cognitive-behavioural treatment and clinical outcomes in a series of children with functional neurological symptoms (FNS). Method Thirty-six children with FNS were assessed and of these twenty-two (13 male, 9 female) with a mean age 14.5 years (SD=2.6, range 6-17 years) completed treatment with cognitive behaviour therapy embedded in routine child and adolescent clinical/systemic practice. Treatment outcomes were measured at baseline and post-intervention on the Child Global Assessment Scale (CGAS), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Goal Based Outcomes (GBO) and Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Results Scores on the CGAS improved significantly post-intervention (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002
Journal	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
Volume	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002
Issue number	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2018

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functional neurological symptoms
conversion disorder
children
adolescents
treatment

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McFarlane, F. A., Allcott-Watson, H., Hadji-Michael, M., McAllister, E., Stark, D., Reilly, C., Bennett, S., McWillliams, A., & Heyman, I. (2018). Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002

McFarlane, Fiona A. ; Allcott-Watson, Hannah ; Hadji-Michael, Maria et al. / Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents : a case series. In: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2018 ; Vol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002, No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002. pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002.

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Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series. / McFarlane, Fiona A.; Allcott-Watson, Hannah; Hadji-Michael, Maria et al.
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McFarlane FA, Allcott-Watson H, Hadji-Michael M, McAllister E, Stark D, Reilly C et al. Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2018 Dec 13; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002):https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.12.002

Cognitive-behavioural treatment of functional neurological symptoms (conversion disorder) in children and adolescents: a case series

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