Awareness, Misconceptions, and Cultural Beliefs About Functional Neurological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

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01 Nov 2026 0 comments

CONCLUSION: Awareness and understanding of FND were limited in this sample of healthcare providers and general-population respondents in Saudi Arabia. Supernatural and biomedical explanations frequently coexisted rather than competed. Educational strategies should therefore be culturally responsive, address uncertainty and intentionality-related stigma, and engage with existing explanatory models while clearly communicating an evidence-based FND diagnosis.