Efficacy of Hypnosis and Catalepsy Induction in Functional Neurological Disorders.

Background: Patients with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) experience complex patterns of motor and/or sensory symptoms. Treatment studies of psychological interventions are promising but limited.

Objectives: The aim of the current pilot study is to investigate the effect of treatment consisting of a combination of hypnosis and catalepsy induction on FND symptom severity.

Functional freezing of gait: lessons from compensation.

We highlight a specific and hitherto poorly characterised phenotype of functional gait impairments: functional freezing of gait. Unique to the presented case is the use of compensation strategies, many of which at first sight might appear to hint towards the presence of freezing of gait typical of Parkinson's disease or another form of Parkinsonism. Importantly, however, this patient's compensation strategies involved various inconsistent and incongruent elements, supporting the diagnosis of a functional neurological disorder.

Is Behavioural Therapy a New Treatment Option for Task-Specific Dystonia in Athletes? A Case Series.

Background: Task-specific dystonia is a movement disorder of the central nervous system characterized by focal involuntary spasms and muscle contractions, which can negatively affect performance of a specific task. It can affect a wide range of fine motor skills, also in athletes. Current management of task-specific dystonia includes mainly prescribing drugs, exercise therapy or botulinum injections to the affected muscles.

A brief cognitive-behavioural treatment approach for PTSD and Dissociative Identity Disorder, a case report.

Background And Objectives: We described a new treatment model for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), based on cognitive-behavioural principles. In this model, dissociation is seen as a maladaptive avoidant coping strategy. In addition, we stress that patients have dysfunctional beliefs about dissociation.