"The brain is such a delicate thing": An exploration of fear and seizures among young people with epilepsy

Chronic Illness

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-224

  Ryan, Sara ^a   Räisänen, Ulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

embodiment; emotions; Epilepsy; fear; young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864854704     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395312449666     Document Type: Article

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