Stigma and quality of life in individuals with epilepsy: A preliminary report

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-361

  Kumari, Pallavi ^a   Ram, Daya ^a   Haque Nizamie, S ^a   Goyal, Nishant ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; India; Quality of life; Stigma; Treatment; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650383436     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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