Moderating effect of optimism on emotional distress and seizure control in adults with temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Donnelly, Kiely M ^a   Schefft, Bruce K ^a,b   Howe, Steven R ^a   Szaflarski, Jerzy P ^a,b   Yeh, Hwa shain ^b   Privitera, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Epilepsy; Explanatory style; Optimism; Pessimism; Seizures; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE CONTROL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955576100     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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