Screening for suicidal ideation in children with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 521-526

  Jones, Jana E ^a   Siddarth, Prabha ^b   Gurbani, Suresh ^c   Shields, W Donald ^d   Caplan, Rochelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Pediatric epilepsy; Psychiatric disorders; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AED; ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG; AREA UNDER THE ROC CURVE; AUC; BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS; CAE; CBCL; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES; CPS; KIDDIE SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA-PRESENT AND LIFETIME VERSION; KSADS-PL; ODDS RATIO; OR; PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROC; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84887828491     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.020     Document Type: Article

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