Seizures, Nonepileptic Events, Trauma, Anxiety, or All of the Above
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Anxiety and avoidance in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: the role of implicit and explicit anxiety.
This study examined implicit and explicit anxiety in individuals with epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) and explored whether these constructs were related to experiential avoidance and seizure frequency. Based on recent psychological models of PNESs, it was hypothesized that nonepileptic seizures would be associated with implicit and explicit anxiety and experiential avoida...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy Currents
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1535-7597,1535-7511
DOI: 10.1177/1535759718822842