Progress on cognitive behavioral therapy for functional movement disorder

Abstract

Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common subtype of functional neurological disorder (FND), mainly manifested as gait abnormality, tremor, dystonia, postural abnormality, and so on. In recent years, researchers have adopted multi⁃ disciplinary team (MDT) to improve the treatment effect of FMD, among which cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been widely used as an effective psychotherapy program. This article reviews the research progress of CBT for FMD in order to provide guidance for clinical treatment.

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2023.12.007