Epilepsia^® Prize 2020 Clinical Science

Benjamin Tolchin was awarded the 2020 Epilepsia Prize for Clinical Science Research for his article, "Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures," Benjamin Tolchin, Gaston Baslet, Joji Suzuki, Steve Martino, Hal Blumenfeld, Lawrence J. Hirsch, Hamada Altalib, Barbara A. Dworetzky, Epilepsia. Vol 60(5): 986-995. DOI: 10.1111/epi.14728

Improving treatment for psychogenic seizures: “This is a group of patients that we are taking less seriously.”
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This year for the first time, the ILAE Journal Prizes were presented in a virtual symposium. All five prize winners presented their papers, with the opportunity for questions, and Michael Sperling, editor-in-chief of Epilepsia, spoke on what makes a good paper.

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