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Society, behaviour and epilepsy / editors, Jaya Pinikahana, Christine Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Neurology - Laboratory and Clinical Research Developments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy--Social aspects.
- Epilepsy.
- Epileptics--Psychology.
- Epileptics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- Other Title:
- Society, behavior and epilepsy
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Although clinical, neurological, biological, psychiatric and even therapeutic aspects of epilepsy have been fairly consistently reviewed, relatively little is known about the psycho-social aspects of this condition. The psycho-social consequences of epilepsy are arguably often more severe than the severity of epilepsy. Studies show that social exclusion, fear, anxiety, stress, suicide, unemployment and homelessness among people with epilepsy are higher than the general population. Although there are no viable eclectic theories of bio- psychosocial aspects of epilepsy, there are several current psychological and sociological perspectives of this disorder. This book fills a gap in the literature on the psycho-social context of epilepsy.
- Contents:
- Towards a better understanding of living with epilepsy : the lived experience of seizures / Jaya Pinikahana and Joanne Dono
- Indicators of the social consequences of epilepsy / Kevin M Brown
- From public to personal : a social and ethnographic view of epilepsy / Lisa Francesca Andermann
- Quality of life in epilepsy / Deirdre P. McLaughlin
- Addressing the treatment gap in epilepsy / Christine Walker
- Health literacy and the outcomes of care among individuals with epilepsy / Ramon Edmundo D. Bautista and Maria Adela B. Bautista
- Epilepsy and employment / Malachy Bishop and Chung-Yi Chiu
- Gender and epilepsy : clinical, social and psychological impact / R. Shallcross, R.L. Bromley, and G.A. Baker
- Sociology and epilepsy : mind-body medicalisation / Peter Morrall
- Crossing continents : meanings and management of epilepsy among people of pakistani origin living in the uk / Penny Rhodes and Neil Small
- Adherence to antiepileptic drug therapy across the developmental life-span / Avani C. Modi and Shanna M. Guilfoyle
- Social competence and children with epilepsy / K. Rantanen, K. Eriksson, and P. Nieminen
- Psychosocial adjustment in children with epilepsy and their families / Soraya Otero-Cuesta and Amador Priede
- Perspectives on depression in epilepsy / Adrian Palomino and Alexander W. Thompson
- Depression in people with epilepsy / Elizabeth Reisinger Walker and Colleen DiIorio
- Epilepsy in the elderly : diagnostic approach and treatment / Sophie Dupont ... [et al.]
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of epilepsy index / Reyna M. Duron and Kenton R. Holden.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61761-385-1
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