Psychosocial issues for children with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Rodenburg, Roos ^a,b   Wagner, Janelle L ^c,d   Austin, Joan K ^f   Kerr, Michael ^e   Dunn, David W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic difficulties and epilepsy; Childhood epilepsy; Emerging adulthood and epilepsy; Family problems in epilepsy; Psychosocial problems

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052497813     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.063     Document Type: Review

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