Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Predisposing factors to diminished quality of life

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 358-362

  Myers, Lorna ^a   Lancman, Martin ^a   Laban Grant, Olgica ^a   Matzner, Barbara ^a   Lancman, Marcelo ^a  

^a Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Non epileptic; Pain; Psychogenic seizures; Psychological trauma; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANGER; CAUSALITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84868710831     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.08.024     Document Type: Article

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