Mental health problems in children and adolescents referred to a national epilepsy center

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Hanssen Bauer, Ketil ^a   Heyerdahl, Sonja ^a   Eriksson, Ann Sofie ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Epilepsy; Mental health; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TEACHER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NORWAY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33947434500     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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