Interictal anxiety and depression symptoms in Nigerians with epilepsy: A controlled study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 312-316

  Fatoye, Femi ^a   Mosaku, Kolawole S ^a   Komolafe, Morenikeji ^a   Adewuya, Abiodun O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Controlled study; Depression; Epilepsy; Interictal; Nigerians; Polytherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NIGERIA; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747850477     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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