From Hysteria to the Creation of a Functional Neurological Disorder Clinic

This personal essay details a psychiatrist's experience of her female patient's dissociation, which led to questions about the role of women in society. A brief review of societal norms reveals that women have always presented in medicine with disguised disorders. Collaboration with a neurologist and a team of like-minded providers leads to the development of a nonepileptic seizure (NES) disorder clinic.