Living with functional movement disorders: a tale of three battles. An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Figures & data

Table 1. Sample characteristics.

Participant^a	Age	Time since diagnosis	Main movement symptoms
Mark	53	6 years	Tremors, spasms, limb weakness
Hannah	34	2 years	Weakness in legs, drop attacks, muscles twitches, gait disturbance
Gemma	43	3 years	Episodic paralysis, leg drag
Emma	50	2 years	Arm weakness, leg drag
Harriett	32	14 months	Tremor, leg weakness
Frances	45	13 months	Gait disturbance, dystonia, body jerks, muscle weakness, episodic paralysis
Peter	66	2 years	Gait disturbance, myoclonus
Leyla	35	18 months	Spasms, gait disturbance, limb weakness
Lynn	24	18 months	One sided weakness, twitches, gait disturbance
Lisa	34	2 years	Tremor, gait disturbance, legs weakness

Names of participants have been changed to protect anonymity

Data availability statement

The raw data are not publicly available due to ethical restrictions. The participants did not give consent for their raw data (i.e. complete transcripts) to be shared.