Psychobehavioral therapy for epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-155

  Tang, Venus ^a,b   Michaelis, Rosa ^c,d,e   Kwan, Patrick ^b,f  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^e Andrews Reiter Epilepsy Research Program Hidden Valley Lake   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Epilepsy; Mechanism; Mind body; Mindfulness; Psychotherapy; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; MINDFULNESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROFEEDBACK; PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEIZURE CONTROL; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEIZURES;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEIZURES;

EID: 84896718209     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.12.004     Document Type: Review

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