Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Characterization of two distinct patient profiles on the basis of trauma history

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 532-536

  Hingray, C ^a,b   Maillard, L ^a,c   Hubsch, C ^a   Vignal, J P ^a,c   Bourgognon, F ^b   Laprevote, V ^a   Lerond, J ^a   Vespignani, H ^a,b,c   Schwan, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN AUTOMATIQUE DE NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Abuse; Alexithymia; Dissociation; Psychiatric assessment; Psychiatric comorbidity; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; CONVERSION DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055016763     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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