Illness representations, coping styles and mood in adults with epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Goldstein, Laura H ^a,b   Holland, Leah ^b   Soteriou, Helen ^b   Mellers, John D C ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Depression; Epilepsy; Illness representations

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICK ROLE;

EID: 27644558117     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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