Depression, anxiety and quality of life in parents of children with epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-341

  Lv, R ^a   Wu, L ^a   Jin, L ^a   Lu, Q ^a   Wang, M ^a   Qu, Y ^a   Liu, H ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Childhood epilepsy; Depression; Parents; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70249114530     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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