Depression in epilepsy is associated with lack of seizure control

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-447

  Dias, Robert ^a   Bateman, Lisa M ^a   Farias, Sarah T ^a   Li, Chin Shang ^a   Lin, Tzu Chun ^a   Jorgensen, Julie ^a   Seyal, Masud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epilepsy; Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy; Seizure control

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649905595     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.08.029     Document Type: Article

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