Objective: The objective of this study was to assess whether individually tailored psychotherapy for patients with functional neurological symptoms is associated with improvements in patient-centered measures of emotional well-being, quality of life, as well as somatic symptoms and whether this treatment modality is likely to be cost-effective. Methods: We conducted an uncontrolled prospective pilot study of consecutive patients with functional symptoms referred from neurology outpatient clinics to a single psychotherapist using validated questionnaires [Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), Short Function (SF)-36 Health Survey, and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-15]. Patients had a median of 6 treatment sessions (range=1-24). Ninety-one patients completed questionnaires at referral, 63 did at the end of treatment, and 34 did at follow-up after 6 months. Significant improvements were seen on all measures and were maintained at follow-up (CORE-OM, P=.003; SF-36, P
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Reuber, M., Burness, C., Howlett, S., Brazier, J., & Grünewald, R. (2007). Tailored psychotherapy for patients with functional neurological symptoms: A pilot study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 63(6), 625–632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.013
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