Psychological treatments for functional non-epileptic attacks: A systematic review

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 158-168

  Gaynor, Danielle ^a   Cock, Hannah ^b   Agrawal, Niruj ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissociative seizures; FNEA; Non epileptic; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic seizures; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNCTIONAL NON EPILEPTIC ATTACK; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69049105465     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2009.00376.x     Document Type: Review

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