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Iatrogenic harm means harm arising from medical care. There has been progress with FND in terms of diagnosis, treatment and stigma but we still have a long way to go. We identified 8 sources of iatrogenic harm 2/
HARM 1. Unnecessary treatment from misdiagnosis of FND as another condition – eg diagnosing functional seizures as epilepsy, leading to antiepileptic drugs or diagnosing functional motor symptoms as MS leading to immunosuppressive treatment. 3/
HARM 2. Psychosocial harm from misdiagnosis of FND as another condition. How do you tell someone you don’t have MS or epilepsy after years with that condition. It’s hard. Not to be underestimated by clinicians – where an ‘undiagnosis’ should usually be a ‘rediagnosis’. 4/
HARM 3. Iatrogenic harm from delayed diagnosis and treatment. People with FND often wait disproportionately longer than others for diagnosis and treatment. In many places there is no treatment pathway.5/
HARM 4. Direct harm and assault in medical settings. People with FND still endure maltreatment, especially in acute medical settings where they are frequently mistaken for people feigning symptoms. 6/
HARM 5. Psychological harm through the stigma of being labelled, dismissed and doubted. Its changing but FND can lead some clinicians to treat people differently.7/
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