2022
Motivational Interviewing for Functional Movement Disorder
Tolchin B, Martino S. Motivational Interviewing for Functional Movement Disorder. Current Clinical Neurology 2022, 223-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86495-8_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional movement disordersFunctional neurological disorderPhysical therapyMovement disordersUse of MIHealthy behaviorsOverview of MIPatients' own reasonsLimited patient engagementPatient adherenceTreatment adherenceBody of evidenceWorse outcomesMedical treatmentPatient engagementTherapeutic interventionsTreatment planNeurological disordersPatientsTherapyMedical settingsMI efficacyDisordersInterventionBehavioral changes
2019
Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Tolchin B, Baslet G, Martino S, Suzuki J, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2019, 32: 125-131. PMID: 31466516, DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresClinician-patient communicationNonepileptic seizuresTreatment of PNESPoor clinician-patient communicationPatient-based barriersMajority of patientsFunctional neurological disorderEmergency medicine physiciansHealth care providersMotivational interviewing techniquesPsychiatric comorbidityTreatment nonadherenceTreatment existsCare providersMedicine physiciansPatient engagementPatientsNeurological disordersSomatic symptomsPatient ambivalenceTime-limited goalsPsychological therapiesHealth careTreatment planning