The neurologist, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and borderline personality disorder

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 492-498

  Lacey, Cameron ^a   Cook, Mark ^a   Salzberg, Michael ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nonepileptic seizure; Personality disorder; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONVULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE; STAFF TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS;

EID: 36549026811     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.09.010     Document Type: Review

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