Anxiety in patients with epilepsy: Systematic review and suggestions for clinical management

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Beyenburg, Stefan ^a   Mitchell, Alex J ^b   Schmidt, Dieter ^c   Elger, Christian E ^d   Reuber, Markus ^e  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Arbeitsgruppe Epilepsieforschung   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Anxiety; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Panic; Phobia; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMOXAPINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; IMIPRAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; OLANZAPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; REBOXETINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIAGABINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE; VIGABATRIN;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK;

EID: 23844458228     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.05.014     Document Type: Review

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