Group therapy for patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A pilot study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 624-629

  Barry, J J ^a   Wittenberg, D ^a   Bullock, K D ^a   Michaels, J B ^a   Classen, C C ^b   Fisher, R S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group therapy; Psychodynamic therapy; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Video EEG monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 54049091485     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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