Learned helplessness in epilepsy: A contribution toward the prediction of depression levels in a clinical setting

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 161-171

  Endermann, Michael ^a,b  

^a von Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel ^*  (Germany)

^b Fachbereich Epilepsie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Causal attributions; Control; Depression; Learned helplessness

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; MESUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030853326     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6974(97)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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