The clinical course of epilepsy and its psychosocial correlates: Findings from a U.K. community study

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-161

  Jacoby, Ann ^a,c   Baker, Gus A ^b   Steen, Nick ^a   Potts, Pauline ^a   Chadwick, David W ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Health Services Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical factors; Community study; Epilepsy; Psychosocial function; Remission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0030062386     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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