Daily life in epilepsy: Patients' experiences described by emotions

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Räty, Lena K A ^a   Söderfeldt, Birgitta A ^a   Wilde Larsson, Bodil M ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Daily life; Emotion; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; GUILT; HEALTH STATUS; HOPE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34147185151     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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