Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A critical review

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 818-825

  Fiszman, Adriana ^a   Alves Leon, Soniza Vieira ^a   Nunes, Renata Gomes ^a   D'Andrea, Isabella ^a   Figueira, Ivan ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissociative disorders; Etiology; Nonepileptic seizures; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Traumatic events

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 10844253888     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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