Social functioning, psychological functioning, and quality of life in epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1160-1168

  Suurmeijer, Theo P B M ^a   Reuvekamp, Marieke F ^b   Aldenkamp, Bert P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Epilepsy Clinic Meer and Bosch   (Netherlands)

^c EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model; Epilepsy; Mental functioning; Quality of life; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THIOCARBAMATES;

EID: 0034795966     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.37000.x     Document Type: Article

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