Maternal reactions to a child with epilepsy: Depression, anxiety, parental attitudes and family functions

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-220

  Pekcanlar Akay, Aynur ^a   Hiz Kurul, Semra ^a   Ozek, Handan ^a   Cengizhan, Sevay ^a   Emiroglu, Neslihan ^a   Ellidokuz, Hulya ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Epilepsy; Family functioning; Parental attitude

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUTHORITY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTOR RETARDATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79960347502     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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