Functional neurological disorder: lighting the way to a new paradigm for medicine.
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Abstract
In this Essay, Mark Edwards argues that the plight of people with functional neurological disorder within healthcare highlights a general problem with a broken paradigm of modern medicine. He argues that the passivity of the traditional sick role needs replacing with a participatory, rehabilitative medical practice.
Medical subject headings
- Conversion Disorder