Depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy: Analysis of self-rating and physician's assessment

Neurology India

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 565-570

  Ogunrin, Olubunmi A ^a   Obiabo, Yahaya O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Beck depression inventory; depression; epilepsy; Hamilton's rating scale; Nigerians; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956376458     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.68679     Document Type: Article

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