Patients suffering from restless legs syndrome have low internal locus of control and poor psychological functioning compared to healthy controls

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-58

  Brand, Serge ^a   Beck, Johannes ^a   Hatzinger, Martin ^b   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Psychiatric Services Solothurn   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Locus of control; Psychological functioning; Quality of life; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; PRAMIPEXOLE; TRIMIPRAMINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; AGGRESSION; INSOMNIA; INTERNALITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING; SELF COMPETENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONFIDENCE; SLEEP DISORDER;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84878906379     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350957     Document Type: Article

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