Treatment with group psychotherapy for chronic psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-94

  Metin, Sinem Zeynep ^a   Ozmen, Mine ^b   Metin, Baris ^c   Talasman, Seren ^d   Yeni, Seher Naz ^b   Ozkara, Cigdem ^b  

^a Antalya Kumluca State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group psychotherapy; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877904103     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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