Brief group psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A neurologist-initiated program in an epilepsy center

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 156-166

  Chen, David K ^a,b   Maheshwari, Atul ^a   Franks, Romay ^b   Trolley, Gregory C ^a   Robinson, Jordan S ^a   Hrachovy, Richard A ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychoeducation; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Psychosocial functioning; Psychotherapy; Work and Social Adjustment Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ADAPTATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES; PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; WORK AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892925777     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12481     Document Type: Article

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