Sociodemographic features, affective symptoms and family functioning in hospitalized patients with dissociative disorder (convulsion type)

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Khattak, Tabassum ^a  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL STATUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34547625563     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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