Question: In adults with non-epileptic attack disorder, how effective are psychological and behavioural therapies, compared to any other intervention, for reducing seizures?

Answer:

Evidence from one high quality systematic review and two poor quality pilot RCTs indicates that there is a lack of evidence to support the use of CBT or other psychotherapy or educational programmes in adults with non-epileptic attack disorder. Further large-scale RCTs, ideally with blinding of outcome assessments, are needed to provide evidence for this question.

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