The effect of seizure severity on quality of life in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-211

  Harden, Cynthia L ^a   Maroof, David Aaron ^b   Nikolov, Blagovest ^a   Fowler, Kristen ^c   Sperling, Michael ^d   Liporace, Joyce ^d   Pennell, Page ^e   Labar, Douglas ^a   Herzog, Andrew ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Seizure severity; Seizure worry; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SEIZURE; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34548024374     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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