Psychiatric comorbidity and use of psychotropic drugs in epilepsy patients

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 190, 2010, Pages 18-22

  Henning, O J ^a   Nakken, K O ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Drugs; Epilepsy; Psychiatric disorders; Psychiatry; Psychotropic drugs; Seizure worsening

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; POPULATION RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77953207239     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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