A cross-sectional survey on French psychiatrists' knowledge and perceptions of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.

Objective: The principal aim of the study was two-fold: to determine French psychiatrists' level of general knowledge of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and to evaluate their perceptions of this condition in a standardized way. The secondary aim was to describe the relationship between level of education and knowledge of PNES and level of experience of case management and perceptions of PNES.

Methods: In this study, psychiatrists were invited by email to answer an online survey.