Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy
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Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy.
Many studies on psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy have been performed using many different patient groups and diagnostic instruments. This methodological heterogeneity complicates comparison of the findings. In this article, psychiatric disorders in epilepsy are reviewed from the perspective of the DSM classification system. The empirical findings of axis I clinical disorders and axis II pers...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy & Behavior
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1525-5050
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.04.012