Behavioral intervention as an add-on therapy in epilepsy: Designing a clinical trial

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-510

  Polak, Emily L ^a   Privitera, Michael D ^b   Lipton, Richard B ^a   Haut, Sheryl R ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Electronic diary; Epilepsy; Progressive muscle relaxation; Seizure precipitants; Stress reduction; Trial design

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINGENT RELAXATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION TRAINING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; YOGA;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871825588     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.09.012     Document Type: Review

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