Review: Psychopathology in childhood epilepsy

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-75

  Reilly, Colin ^a   Kent, Elizabeth ^b   Neville, Brian G R ^b,c  

^a YOUNG EPILEPSY   (United Kingdom)

^b NCYPE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Childhood epilepsy; Depression, anxiety, ASD; Population based studies; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84876315613     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00648.x     Document Type: Review

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