Depression and mental health help-seeking behaviors in a predominantly African American population of children and adolescents with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1943-1952

  Roeder, Ruth ^a,b   Roeder, Kathryn ^b,c   Asano, Eishi ^b   Chugani, Harry T ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic medications; Evidence based practice; Mental health; Pediatric epilepsy; Treatment linkage

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLORAZEPATE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SHORT MOOD AND FEELINGS QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68149141177     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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