Understanding patient perceptions following a psycho-educational intervention for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-493

  Baxter, Susan ^a   Mayor, Rebecca ^b   Baird, Wendy ^a   Brown, Richard ^c   Cock, Hannah ^d   Howlett, Stephanie ^b   House, Allan ^e   Messina, Josie ^a   Smith, Phil ^f   Reuber, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illness perceptions; Psychogenic non epileptic seizures; Psychological treatment; Qualitative research; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; CONVERSION DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862799800     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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