Psychosocial outcome of young adults with epilepsy in childhood

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-268

  Kokkonen, Jorma ^a,c   Kokkonen, Eeva Riitta ^b   Saukkonen, Anna Liisa ^a   Pennanen, Pirjo ^b  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Psychiatric morbidity; Social outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030938395     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.3.265     Document Type: Article

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