Individualized psychotherapy reveals a very high prevalence of adverse life events in functional neurological disorders
A brief psychotherapeutic intervention uncovered a high prevalence of adverse life events in patients with FND, suggesting that a significant number of traumatic experiences remain undetected during standard evaluations. These findings have important implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of FND, and support the inclusion of psychotherapeutic assessment as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
Authors
- Diego Centonze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-8545)
- Carla Antonucci
- Cinzia Femiano
- Carmelo Licitra Rosa
- Mario Stampanoni Bassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4664-850X)
- Ilaria Simonelli
- Simone Cappellano
- Giovanni Galifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8795)
- Luana Gilio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-9098)
- Marco Lipera
- Barbara Aramini
- Giordana Pelone
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Uninett (Norway) (NO)
- Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (IT)
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital (IT)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- Istituto Psicoanalitico per le Ricerche Sociali (IT)
- UniNettuno University (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1605028
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della Salute