Mindgardens Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Clinic

Concurrent with ongoing neurological care, patients are referred by their treating specialist, who will email the completed FND Referral form to the Clinic. Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of FND made by their treating neurologist to be suitable for this clinic and meet the referral criteria.

Please note that referrals are assessed on a case-by-case basis for inclusion in the clinic.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept referral requests from patients and their families directly. We will do our best to respond to queries but may not be able to do so in a timely manner.

Given the clinical demand, our clinic wait times are currently quite long. We will correspond with the referring specialist directly about this and any possible interim options once a referral is accepted.

When a patient is accepted into the clinic, they will be invited to attend a neuropsychiatric assessment and asked to complete a set of surveys.

At the initial appointment, 3 further appointments will be scheduled: a feedback session, a 3-month follow up and a 6-month follow-up. 

Some assessments will involve members of our interdisciplinary team, made up of clinical experts from physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology. 

Once the clinic is complete, care will be continued with the referring specialist and patients will be provided with information about access to further treatment and care.

Referral to this clinic is predicated on the continued involvement of the referring specialist in the patient’s care.

• Aged 18-65 years.  
• FND diagnosed by a specialist neurologist.   
• Confirmation that that the diagnosis has been explicitly discussed with the patient prior to referral to the FND clinic.  
• Commitment by referring specialist to stay involved in patient’s care after clinic interventions are completed.  
• All FND related investigations have been completed.  
• Patient consenting and aware of referral to clinic.
   

• Read our detailed referral information sheet.
• Please email the completed FND Referral Form to: SESLHD-POWNeuropsychiatricInstitute@health.nsw.gov.au  
• Phone: 02 9382 3763 
• Fax: 02 9382 3774 
• Please mark referrals ‘for the attention of Dr Adith Mohan, Mindgardens FND Clinic’.
• Referrals are screened by clinic staff for suitability. If considered appropriate, a patient information questionnaire will be sent to the referring clinician. 
• Appointments cannot be booked and confirmed until all questionnaires and background information have been provided.
   

• Investigations ongoing.  
• Patient is not accepting of diagnosis of FND.
• Active medico-legal/ worker’s compensation matters.  
• Primary clinical issue other than FND.
   

Any referred patients not accepted for the clinic will receive FND resources to support their care and will continue care with the referring medical specialist. View FND resources in the tab above.
 

The FND Clinic provides short-term intervention. Once the clinic is completed, patients’ care will be continued with their referring medical specialist. They will be provided with information about access to further treatment and care. View FND resources in the tab above.