Sociocultural and psychological features of perceived stigma reported by people with epilepsy in Benin

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1061-1068

  Rafael, Florentina ^a   Houinato, Dismand ^b   Nubukpo, Philippe ^a   Dubreuil, Catherine Marie ^a   Si Tran, Duc ^a   Odermatt, Peter ^c   Clément, Jean Pierre ^a   Weiss, Mitchell G ^c   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b CNHU Cotonou ^*  (Benin)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EMIC interview; Epilepsy; Goldberg anxiety and depression scale; Perceived stigma; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BENIN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENIN; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954654217     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02511.x     Document Type: Article

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