A new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Piazzini, Ada ^a   Turner, Katherine ^a   Edefonti, Valeria ^b   Bravi, Francesca ^b,c   Canevini, Maria Paola ^a   Ferraroni, Monica ^b   Chifari, R ^d   Romeo, A ^d   Viri Milan M ^d   La Neve, A ^d   Francavilla, T ^d   Lamberti Bari P ^d   Mecarelli Rome O ^d   Magaudda, A ^d   Gugliotta Messina C ^d   Gambardella, A ^d   Labate Catanzaro A ^d   Ferlazzo—Messina, Edoardo ^d   Rocchi, R ^d   Pucci, B ^d   Vatti, G ^d   Sicilia Siena I ^d   Iudice, A ^d   Pelliccia Pisa V ^d   Piazzini, A ^d   Canevini Milan M P ^d   more..

^a St Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Irritability; New Italian instrument; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; I-EPI; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 79959622436     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.051     Document Type: Article

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