Impact of psychiatric morbidity on parent-rated quality of life in Nigerian adolescents with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 497-501

  Adewuya, Abiodun O ^a   Oseni, Saheed B A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety disorders; Cross cultural; Depressive disorders; Epilepsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENT; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27744551028     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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