Psychological treatment of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: An outcome study

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 595-603

  Kuyk, Jarl ^a   Siffels, Mieke C ^a   Bakvis, Patricia ^a   Swinkels, Wilhelmina A M ^a  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping; Dissociation; Psychogenic non epileptic seizures; Psychopathology; Seizure frequency; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOGENIC NON EPILEPTIC SEIZURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 50349094256     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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