Psychological treatments for epilepsy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Ramaratnam, Sridharan ^a   Baker, Gus A ^b   Goldstein, Laura H ^c  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^b Lower Lane   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Psychotherapy; Biofeedback (psychology); Cognitive therapy; Epilepsy *therapy ; Humans; Patient education as topic; Relaxation techniques

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONING; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASSAGE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSIC THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SUGGESTION; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049132565     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002029.pub3     Document Type: Review

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