Social skills problems in children with epilepsy: Prevalence, nature and predictors

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-505

  Tse, Enrica ^a   Hamiwka, Lorie ^b   Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^c   Wirrell, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Family function; Pediatric epilepsy; Quality of life; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SIBLING RELATIONS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 36549030272     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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