Psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life in people with epilepsy

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Jacob, Rajesh ^a   Tharyan, Prathap ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Psychiatric comorbidity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77954901311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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