Illness perceptions of neurologists and psychiatrists in relation to epilepsy and nonepileptic attack disorder

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-109

  Whitehead, Kimberley ^a   Reuber, Markus ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Illness perception; Illness representation; Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIST; NONEPILEPTIC ATTACK DISORDER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856511120     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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