Patients with psychogenic movement disorders are usually diagnosed by neurologists and referred to psychiatrists for treatment. A survey of members of the Movement Disorder Society highlights ...

Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...

Many people experience dizziness in their daily lives.If you complain of dizziness, most of them are temporary or suspected ...

In routine clinical practice, there is no difficulty drawing a distinction, on clinical grounds alone, between psychogenic vertigo and dizziness and Menière's disease. On the other hand ...

Even more fascinating, the symptoms are contagious. When it spreads, this condition is called “mass psychogenic illness,” a phenomenon explored in the podcast “Hysterical” through the ...