Psychosocial aspects of epilepsy in Nigeria: A review

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Akinsulore, A ^a   Adewuya, A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Nigeria; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALLOPATHY; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 78651261569     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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