… Failure to correctly classify and diagnose functional disorders can lead to serious iatrogenic
damage and deny the patient the appropriate treatment. Patients are often sent from one …

… psychogenic and functional disorders often resemble those of organic diseases (such as
bronchial asthma) and there is no single, standardized test of proof, the diagnosis of functional …

… Functional disorders (FDs) are physical symptoms that trigger the sufferer to seek healthcare…
, early ‘positive’ diagnosis of FDs can lead to better outcomes than diagnosis by exclusion. …

… The objective of this review is to answer questions many neurologists have about
disorders characterised by unexplained symptoms (functional disorders) by conducting a …

… , it is possible to discuss these issues with patients using everyday language in a way that
draws on established associations between psychosocial factors and functional disorders. …

… are qualified to make this diagnosis with a clinically definite category of certainty by identifying
incongruous features associated with functional disorders that are clearly distinguishable …

… Furthermore, recent consensus guidelines for SLT assessment and treatment of functional
disorders of communication, swallowing, and cough have now added to the field’s knowledge …

… But such assignations are only the beginning of the diagnostic task. In every case it is
desirable that a complete diagnostic survey should be made by the group method, including …

… between it and the functional anorectal disorders (see Functional disorders of the anus and
rectum). … dysfunction subgroup is discussed in Functional disorders of the anus and rectum. …

… Hence, the present work has the aim to fill in this gap by systematically reviewing the
literature on prevalence of functional disorders in the adult general population across Europe. …