Psychological and behavioural treatments for adults with non-epileptic attack disorder

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Martlew, Jayne ^a   Pulman, Jennifer ^b   Marson, Anthony G ^b  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONEPILEPTIC ATTACK DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; ADULT; HYPNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEIZURE;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEIZURES;

EID: 84906093719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006370.pub2     Document Type: Review

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