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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES)

PNES are classified as a conversion disorder (or functional neurological disorder) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-5), a condition in which the body expresses underlying emotional (and sometimes physical) stress in the form of a somatic symptoms, often mimicking medical disorders.

 

Dr. Bonafina has worked with patients with PNES since 2012. She trained with Dr. Lorna Myers, a worldwide pioneer and expert in the research and treatment of PNES.

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Marcela A. Bonafina, Ph.D.

drbonafina@gmail.com

(202) 688-3884

(917) 971-5371

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Dr. Bonafina is a member of PSYPACTand was granted an APIT®️(Authority to Pracitce Interjurisdicitonal Telepsychology)

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©2023 by Marcela A. Bonafina, Ph.D.

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