Psychopathologies in patients with nonepileptic seizures with and without comorbid epilepsy: How different are they?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-18

  Kuyk, J ^a   Swinkels, W A M ^a   Spinhoven, Ph ^b  

^a Stitch Epilepsie Instel Nederland ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Nonepileptic seizures; Personality disorders; Psychiatric disorders; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

EID: 0037733053     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00683-2     Document Type: Article

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