Objective: The aim of this study is to explore explanatory models (EM) about epilepsy in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Design: A qualitative approach gathered data through semi-structured interviews, oriented to gain an in-depth and contextual understanding of EM about epilepsy of patients with DRE. Data collection and analysis were followed by an inductive and interpretive approach informed by the principles of thematic analysis. Results: 75 patients from two public hospitals participated. Emerging codes were grouped into three categories: Biomedical EM, Psychosocial EM, and Traditional EM. Also, factors that trigger or increase the frequency of seizures were reported. Conclusions: Patients? EM reg...
Background: Epilepsy is a neurological condition, which affects the nervous system. It is usually di...
Epilepsy is probably the neurological condition more common in the world, involving between 1-2 % of...
Rationale: The term stigma has many associations and implications over the history. According to Gof...
Purpose: To analyse the methods of reasoning with regard to patients’ experiences of living with psy...
Epidemiological data show that up to 20–30% of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES...
Objectives: Psychiatric disorders are frequently found in both patients with PNES and DRE, making th...
Depression is the most frequent psychiatric co-morbidity in patients with epilepsy. Lifetime prevale...
Objective: The objective of the present study was to perform a long-term follow-up of economicallydi...
Introducción: la epilepsia es una condición patológica cerebral crónica que se manifiesta por crisis...
Purpose: To examine the effects of a three-session psychoeducational intervention on patients diagno...
A una muestra de m\ue9dicos de familia del Programa de M\ue9dicos de Familia de Niter\uf3i, R\uedo d...
Introduction: Very few studies describe the demographic and social profile of epilepsy in vulnerable...
Introduction: Epilepsy is a global health problem and is considered as old as humanity itself and on...
Introduction: Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is a top-priority social health problem which requires e...
A una muestra de médicos de familia del Programa de Médicos de Familia de Niterói, Río de Janeiro, B...
Background: Epilepsy is a neurological condition, which affects the nervous system. It is usually di...
Epilepsy is probably the neurological condition more common in the world, involving between 1-2 % of...
Rationale: The term stigma has many associations and implications over the history. According to Gof...
Purpose: To analyse the methods of reasoning with regard to patients’ experiences of living with psy...
Epidemiological data show that up to 20–30% of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES...
Objectives: Psychiatric disorders are frequently found in both patients with PNES and DRE, making th...
Depression is the most frequent psychiatric co-morbidity in patients with epilepsy. Lifetime prevale...
Objective: The objective of the present study was to perform a long-term follow-up of economicallydi...
Introducción: la epilepsia es una condición patológica cerebral crónica que se manifiesta por crisis...
Purpose: To examine the effects of a three-session psychoeducational intervention on patients diagno...
A una muestra de m\ue9dicos de familia del Programa de M\ue9dicos de Familia de Niter\uf3i, R\uedo d...
Introduction: Very few studies describe the demographic and social profile of epilepsy in vulnerable...
Introduction: Epilepsy is a global health problem and is considered as old as humanity itself and on...
Introduction: Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is a top-priority social health problem which requires e...
A una muestra de médicos de familia del Programa de Médicos de Familia de Niterói, Río de Janeiro, B...
Background: Epilepsy is a neurological condition, which affects the nervous system. It is usually di...
Epilepsy is probably the neurological condition more common in the world, involving between 1-2 % of...
Rationale: The term stigma has many associations and implications over the history. According to Gof...