Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms: A Five Areas Approach

Dr Chris Williams MBChB BSc MMedSc MD FRCPsych BABCP Accredited CBT practitioner Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKCatriona Kent, Nurse Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UKDr Sharon Smith, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UKDr Alan Carson, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UKProfessor Michael Sharpe, Psychological Medicine Research, University of Edinburgh, Royal EdinburghHospital, Edinburgh, UKDr Jonathan Cavanagh, Academic Unit of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK

• Part 1: Understanding how people respond to symptoms 1. Introduction: Understanding how people respond to symptoms 2. Your brain and body, and how these link to symptoms Part 2: Making changes 3. Five Areas Approach to improving things 4. Behaviours 5. Noticing and changing unhelpful thinking Part 3: Practical toolboxes 6. Overcoming reduced activity and avoidance 7. Practical problem solving 8. How to become more assertive 9. Healthy living 10. Illness, symptoms and other people