Talk:Functional movement disorder

Needs rewriting

Low quality sources, based on a poor quality Wikipedia page which is dominated by Jon Stone's assertions (neurosymptoms.org is his website). Nothing here mentions misdiagnosis, or which symptoms also exist in ME/CFS. Eg the Canadian Consensus Criteria refers to De Becker's large study which found paralysis was a symptom of ME, although this was not included in the CCC. ~Njt (talk) 07:30, October 17, 2019 (EDT)

Source to add

This is a really important paper on FMD that would be good to incorporate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Edwards5/publication/221838616_Functional_(psychogenic)_movement_disorders_merging_mind_and_brain/links/54aa7d6a0cf25c4c472f25d7.pdf It argues that there is no evidence that FMD is caused by psychological trauma. Important to note that Charcot, who came up with the idea of FMD thought they were caused by "dynamic lesions" that current technology simply couldn't visualize or measure, not that they were psychogenic. Then came Freud... --JenB (talk) 11:15, 14 February 2016 (PST)

Wikipedia

I basically copy pasted the wikipedia article found here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_Neurological_Disorder

so improvements are doubtless needed.

I added in a bit from:

http://fndhope.org/resources/functional-terms-defined/

To the end of the summary section at top. Not sure how the References System works here: the Wikipedia References are still there though so they can be adapted to however it works here by someone who does.

Scientific sources

Do not use neurosymptoms.org - does not meet science guidelines. It is the personal website of Jon Stone and contains many unreferenced claims. It does not the MEpedia:Science guidelines. ~Njt (talk) 07:30, October 17, 2019 (EDT)

FMD/FND vs conversion disorder

They are the same thing, conversion disorder was renamed in the DSM-5 to Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, which includes motor symptoms. ICD to DSM-5 crosswalk confirms this. ~Njt (talk) 07:30, October 17, 2019 (EDT)

See myalgic encephalomyelitis.

See chronic fatigue syndrome.

Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC) - A set of diagnostic criteria used to diagnose ME/CFS, developed by a group of practicing ME/CFS clinicians in 2003. The CCC is often considered to be the most complex criteria, but possibly the most accurate, with the lowest number of patients meeting the criteria. Led to the development of the International Consensus Criteria (ICC) in 2011.

See Canadian consensus criteria.

Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC) - A set of diagnostic criteria used to diagnose ME/CFS, developed by a group of practicing ME/CFS clinicians in 2003. The CCC is often considered to be the most complex criteria, but possibly the most accurate, with the lowest number of patients meeting the criteria. Led to the development of the International Consensus Criteria (ICC) in 2011.

somatic symptom disorder A psychiatric term to describe an alleged condition whereby a person's thoughts somehow cause physical symptoms. The actual existence of such a condition is highly controversial, due to a lack of scientific evidence. It is related to other psychiatric terms, such as "psychosomatic", "neurasthenia", and "hysteria". Older terms include "somatization", "somatoform disorder", and "conversion disorder". Such terms refer to a scientifically-unsupported theory that claims that a wide range of physical symptoms can be created by the human mind, a theory which has been criticized as "mind over matter" parapsychology, a pseudoscience.

See somatic symptom disorder.

See Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - A psychiatric reference book published by the American Psychiatric Association, often referred to as "the psychiatrist's Bible". Although the most recent version (DSM-5) purports to be the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders, the editors of both previous versions of the manual have heavily criticized the current version due to the climate of secrecy that shrouded the development of the latest version. 69% of the people who worked on DSM-5 reported having ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Allen Frances, who headed the development of the previous version, warned of dangerous unintended consequences such as new false 'epidemics'. The British Psychological Society criticized DSM-5 diagnoses as "clearly based largely on social norms, with 'symptoms' that all rely on subjective judgements" and expressed a major concern that "clients and the general public are negatively affected by the continued and continuous medicalisation of their natural and normal responses to their experiences". A petition signed by over 13,000 mental health professionals stated that the lowered diagnostic thresholds in DSM-5, combined with entirely subjective criteria based on western social norms, would "lead to inappropriate medical treatment of vulnerable populations". The director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Thomas R. Insel, pointed out that the diagnoses in DSM-5 had no scientific validity whatsoever. (Learn more: www.scientificamerican.com)

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) - A system of medical diagnostic codes, created by the World Health Organization (WHO), to classify diseases and other health related conditions for the purpose of international diagnostic consistency. By having common diagnostic codes around the world, health researchers are better able to quantify and track disease burdens. The most current version is called ICD-11. (Learn more: www.who.int)

See International Classification of Diseases.