Coping strategies, psychological variables and their relationship with quality of life in multiple sclerosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Goretti, Benedetta ^a   Portaccio, Emilio ^a   Zipoli, Valentina ^a   Hakiki, Bahia ^a   Siracusa, Gianfranco ^a   Sorbi, Sandro ^a   Amato, Maria Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Multiple sclerosis; Personality; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 60449102521     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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