Theory of mind and its relationship with alexithymia and quality of life in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Comparisons with generalised epilepsy and healthy controls

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES) is a paroxysmal event characterised by alterations in motor and sensory experience that resemble epileptic seizures (ESs) but are unrelated to electrical discharge activity. PNES is classified under dissociative and conversion disorders in psychiatric nosology, with other conditions being loss of function with the absence of an identifiable organic pathology. Various distinct domains, such as history of trauma, neuropsychological profiles, family relations and emotion regulation, have been studied for years, but no single disorder model is considered sufficient by itself.

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