Coping strategies in epilepsy: 50 drug-resistant and 50 seizure-free patients

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-217

  Piazzini, Ada ^a   Ramaglia, Giovanna ^b   Turner, Katherine ^a   Chifari, Rosanna ^a   Kiky, Elisabeth El ^a   Canger, Raffaele ^a   Canevini, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coping styles; Drug resistant epilepsy; Seizure free patients; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEIZURE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847350783     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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