• Caoimhe McLoughlin, Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Verónica Cabreira, Selma Aybek, Caitlin Adams, Jane Alty, Harriet A Ball, Janet Baker, Kim Bullock, Chrissie Burness, Barbara A Dworetzky, Sara Finkelstein, Béatrice Garcin, Jeannette Gelauff, Laura H Goldstein, Anika Jordbru, Anne-Catherine Ml Huys, Aoife Laffan, Sarah C Lidstone, Stefanie Caroline Linden, Lea Ludwig, Julie Maggio, Francesca Morgante, Elizabeth Mallam, Clare Nicholson, Mary O'Neal, Suzanne O'Sullivan, Isabel Pareés, Panayiota Petrochilos, Susannah Pick, Wendy Phillips, Karin Roelofs, Rachel Newby, Biba Stanton, Cordelia Gray, Eileen M Joyce, Marina Aj Tijssen, Trudie Chalder, Maxanne McCormick, Paula Gardiner, Indrit Bègue, Margaret C Tuttle, Isobel Williams, Sarah McRae, Valerie Voon, and Laura McWhirter.
• Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
• J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 2023 Oct 1; 94 (10): 855862855-862.

AbstractFunctional neurological disorder (FND) is a common and disabling disorder, often misunderstood by clinicians. Although viewed sceptically by some, FND is a diagnosis that can be made accurately, based on positive clinical signs, with clinical features that have remained stable for over 100 years. Despite some progress in the last decade, people with FND continue to suffer subtle and overt forms of discrimination by clinicians, researchers and the public. There is abundant evidence that disorders perceived as primarily affecting women are neglected in healthcare and medical research, and the course of FND mirrors this neglect. We outline the reasons why FND is a feminist issue, incorporating historical and contemporary clinical, research and social perspectives. We call for parity for FND in medical education, research and clinical service development so that people affected by FND can receive the care they need.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.

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