Psychological characteristics of patients with newly developed psychogenic seizures

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1175-1177

  Van Merode, T ^a   Twellaar, M ^a   Kotsopoulos, I A W ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   Merckelbach, H ^a   De Krom, M C T F M ^a   Knottnerus, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DISSOCIATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOGENESIS; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3442878214     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.016923     Document Type: Article

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