Psychiatric comorbidity and impact on health service utilization in a community sample of patients with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1991-1994

  Lacey, Cameron J ^a,b,c   Salzberg, Michael R ^b,c   Roberts, Helene ^d   Trauer, Tom ^c,d,e   D'Souza, Wendyl J ^b,f  

^a Department of Psychological Medicine ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Epilepsy; Health service utilization; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149108296     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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