Developmental trauma in functional motor disorder: the mediating roles of affective symptoms and multimorbidity
Emotional abuse is a key developmental risk factor for FMD, with its effects on symptom severity mediated by depression and anxiety. Multimorbidity increases symptom burden but is not a primary pathway linking trauma to FMD. Findings support routine trauma and affective symptom screening in FMD and targeted psychotherapeutic interventions.
Authors
- Tomáš Sieger
- Tomáš Nikolai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-7228)
- Martin Máčel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-4010)
- Barbora Krupkova
- Lucia Nováková
- Mark J. Edwards
- Tereza Serranová
- Petr Sojka
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Karlovac University of Applied Sciences (HR)
- General University Hospital in Prague (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291726103821
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00