Beyond seizures and medications: Normal activity limitations, social support, and mental health in epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Lu, Bo ^a   Elliott, John O ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mental health; Normal activity limitations; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84856350169     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03331.x     Document Type: Article

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