Parental psychopathology and self-rated quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in Nigeria

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 600-603

  Adewuya, Abiodun O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33745262355     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206001253     Document Type: Article

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