Up to 30 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy don't actually have the disorder. They have psychological nonepileptic seizures, or psychogenic seizures, that are caused by psychological conditions, ...

“Both men and women with psychogenic spells show a tendency to experience more physical symptoms in response to stress. However, there were also some differences…women in our sample showed more ...

A clinical trial found a reduction in seizures and improvement in related symptoms, including depression and anxiety, in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures who were treated with cognitive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures have a standardized mortality ratio 2.5 times greater than the ...

Psychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and published online Dec.

People with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) who were treated with cognitive behavioral therapy over a longer period of time than expected had improved seizure control and psychiatric symptoms ...

A type of psychotherapy that combines cognitive behavioral approaches with elements targeting trauma and interpersonal skills reduces seizures and improves psychiatric symptoms such as depression and ...

Epilepsy affects tens of millions of people globally and is deeply intertwined with psychological processes that influence seizure susceptibility, treatment adherence and quality of life. Stress, ...

A recent study found that patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures experienced seizures significantly earlier than patients with epileptic seizures. Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic ...

One in four people who are tested for epilepsy do not have the disease but instead have a psychological condition called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). At 21:00PM BST on 20.07.20/06:00AM ...

ST. PAUL, Minn – Reports of dogs that can predict their owners' epilepsy seizures have been anecdotal and not objectively confirmed by doctors and researchers. Some people obtain service dogs trained ...