Research Article

Delivering a Specialised Best Practice Service for People with Functional Neurological Disorder: An Australian Qualitative Descriptive Study

Table 2

Functional neurological disorder (FND) outpatient service characteristics (n = 5).

Delivery formatReferral sourceEligibility criteriaNumber of program sessionsDischarge options

MixedSelf-initiated, GP, neurologistNoIndefiniteSelf-management
Face to faceGP, clinicians from ED, clinicians from acute hospitalNoIndefiniteNDIS, private allied health services
MixedNeurologistNo6GP, NDIS, private allied health services
Face to faceGP, neurologist, neuropsychologist, rehab physician, clinicians from acute hospital, clinicians from inpatient rehabilitation unit, pain specialistYes16GP, NDIS, private allied health services
MixedNeurologist, GPYes2Community rehabilitation, community health, NDIS, pain clinics, private allied health services