Evaluation of acceptance and commitment therapy for drug refractory epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial in South Africa - A pilot study

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2173-2179

  Lundgren, Tobias ^a   Dahl, Joanne ^a   Melin, Lennart ^a   Kies, Bryan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Epilepsy; Seizure control techniques; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845677291     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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