Course Overview

A brief introduction to Psychogenic Non-Epileptic seizures.

You are a clinician or school advisor/counselor and just received a client or student who carries the diagnosis of “psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)” or “functional seizures.” You’ve never heard of this disorder. Seizures make you think they should be seeing a neurologist but they insist it is a psychological condition that should not be confused with epilepsy and that they were told that neurologists don’t treat it.

The Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure Pocketbook was written to answer many of the questions and concerns that may come up and to provide you with clear explanations of the recommended treatments to use when helping your client manage these seizures. The pocketbook is also meant to be your go-to source for practical advice on how to help your client or student navigate school, work, travel, parenthood, interpersonal relations, and much more when living with this type of seizures and working towards a recovery with you.

Course content

  1. The Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures - Pocketbook

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About Dr. Lorna Myers

Dr. Lorna Myers

Psychologist

Dr. Lorna Myers is the director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) Program in New York and New Jersey, USA. She is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist and has been working with patients who have PNES and/or epilepsy for over 20 years. Her research has been published in a number of scientific journals, she has authored professional book chapters, and presents in meetings across the US and abroad. In 2013, she wrote “Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: A Guide,” a book for patients and their caregivers. Royalties from that book are donated to Epilepsy Alliance America, a foundation that awards scholarships to adults diagnosed with PNES to help with the costs of their studies. In 2023, together with her Dr. Julia Doss, she co-authored “The Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure Pocketbook.”

Dr. Myers is a certified prolonged exposure therapist and clinical supervisor and has pioneered the modification and use of this treatment modality for patients diagnosed with PTSD and PNES. She is also certified in integrative hypnosis.

Other interesting facts about her is that she is fluent in English and Spanish, and her other main research interest is in multicultural topics including treatment of bilingual and bicultural (or monocultural Hispanic) patients and the study of neuropsychological measures for Spanish-speaking patients evaluated in the US.