Therapy of non-organic memory disorder

Background: The syndrome of Functional Memory Disorder (FMD, i.e. impairment of memory in the absence of a recognisable organic cause) is regularly seen in memory clinic patients. FMD is understood as an acquired disorder that is caused by chronic psychosocial stress and related to the group of somatisation disorders (but not to dissociative amnesic states). FMD can have serious negative impact on daily function and thus constitute a secondary stress factor that drives a “vicious circle“ of stress, cognitive impairment und underperformance. As yet, there is no structured therapy for this condition. We defined a…