COURSE · PART 4 · MODULE 13
Module 13 — Building an Individual Treatment Team
This module breaks team care into three smaller questions: who may help, how responsibilities connect, and what is possible when no specialist clinic is nearby.
In this module
- You can build around your actual needs rather than a required list of professionals.
- A shared plan can name your priority, each person’s role and a review point.
- Local care may sometimes be supported by specialist advice or telehealth.
Current recommendations support individualized multidisciplinary care and clear coordination, while evidence does not establish one ideal team for everyone. [1][2]
Pages
- Who May Be on the Treatment Team — understand possible roles without assuming everybody needs every discipline.
- Shared Goals and Clear Responsibilities — connect what matters to you with named responsibilities and review.
- Care When No Local FND Specialist Is Available — consider supported local care, remote advice and their limits.
Inside each page: Person with FND · Supporters · Clinicians · Research
Every page in this module uses these same four main sections.
Research and Sources
These sources support multidisciplinary care and patient-chosen outcomes. The recommendations combine research and expert consensus. [1][2]
| Citation | Full citation |
|---|---|
| [1] | Lehn A, Petrie D, Palmer D, et al. Managing functional neurological disorder: treatment recommendations for health professionals in Australia. BMJ Neurology Open. 2025;7(1):e000970. FND-CIT-0076. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2024-000970 |
| [2] | Rutten S, Bradley-Westguard A, Nicholson TR, et al. Outcome measurement in functional neurological disorder: a qualitative study on the views of patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. Journal of Neurology. 2025;272:189. FND-CIT-0012. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-025-12912-9 |
This overview still needs review by people with FND, multidisciplinary clinicians, supporters and accessibility reviewers.
Plain-language draft and research package prepared: September 5, 2026 · Clinical review pending