Influence of anxiety and reported stressful life events on relapses in multiple sclerosis: A prospective study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1262-1268

  Potagas, Constantin ^a,e   Mitsonis, C ^a   Watier, L ^b   Dellatolas, G ^c   Retziou, A ^a   Mitropoulos, P A ^d   Sfagos, C ^a   Vassilopoulos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Infection; Multiple sclerosis; Reported stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HOLMES AND RAHE SOCIAL READJUSTMENT RATING SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RECURRENCE RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; ANXIETY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249085985     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508095331     Document Type: Article

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