Table 4

Follow-up data on functional mimics.

Psychiatric disorderPercentage (n=32) %*
Depression(11) 34.4
‘Stress-related condition’(10) 31.25
Anxiety disorder(5) 15.6
Somatoform pain/somatisation(2) 6.25
Psychiatric complication of epilepsy/Parkinson's(2) 6.25
Fatigue(2) 6.25
Body image disorder(1) 3.0
  • *One patient had 2 diagnoses.

  • Psychiatric diagnosis in GP records.

  • GP, general practitioner.