From psychogenic movement disorder to functional movement disorder: It's time to change the name

Movement Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 849-852

  Edwards, Mark J ^a   Stone, Jon ^b   Lang, Anthony E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Functional; Psychogenic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DYSPHONIA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TREMOR; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

CONVERSION DISORDER; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84899075055     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.25562     Document Type: Article

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