[Comorbidity of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures with mental disorders].
George V KustovMikhail S ZinchukFlora RiderEvgenii PashninNadezhda I VoinovaAlla AvedisovaAlla GuekhtPublished in: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (2022)
The present review discusses the comorbidity of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) with other mental disorders. Data on the prevalence of mood, anxiety, psychotic and personality disorders are presented. The role of traumatic experience in the development of PNES is described. Special attention is given to PNES as an independent nosological entity and its place in the modern classifications of mental disorders.