Improving quality of life beyond seizure control

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Schachter, Steven C ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Employment; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Self mastery; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ANXIETY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 25844440150     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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