Does alexithymia differentiate between patients with nonepileptic seizures, patients with epilepsy, and nonpatient controls?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 430-437

  Bewley, Jane ^a   Murphy, Philip N ^a   Mallows, Jenna ^b   Baker, Gus A ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anxiety; Depression; Epilepsy; Nonepileptic attack disorder; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOMATIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SAMPLE SIZE; SEIZURES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 27744542563     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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