Impact of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis on quality of life, anxiety, depression and distress of patients and partners

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Janssens, A C J W ^a   Van Doorn, P A ^a   De Boer, J B ^a   Van Der Meche F G A ^a   Passchier, J ^a   Hintzen, R Q ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Distress; Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141846521     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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