The contribution of spirituality to quality of life in focal epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-139

  Giovagnoli, Anna R ^a   Meneses, Rute F ^b,c   Silva, Antonio Martins da ^d,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive functions; Depression; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33745860383     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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