Depression and suicide in epilepsy: Fact or artefact?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 300-301

  Mazza, M ^a   Bria, P ^a   Mazza, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ARTIFACTS; COMORBIDITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34447305073     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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