Psychological factors in the genesis and management of nonepileptic seizures: Clinical observations

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-349

  Prigatano, George P ^a   Stonnington, Cynthia M ^b   Fisher, Robert S ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Stanford University ^*

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Dissociative reactions; Group psychotherapy; Nonepileptic seizures; Paranoia; Pseudoseizures; Sexual abuse; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOIA; PSYCHOGENESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0036669374     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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