The impact of epilepsy is not limited to the child experiencing seizures, but affects all
members of the family. As primary caregivers, mothers are particularly at risk for …

Although the negative effect of epilepsy on patient's psychosocial well-being has been
increasingly documented in the last decade, the influence of the condition on the family has …

Described the development of the Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS), a short self-
report instrument designed to provide a systematic assessment of how favorably or …

The literature on psychosocial dimensions of epilepsy has been reviewed utilizing the
framework developed by Dodrill et al.(Epilepsia 1980; 21: 123‐35). Factors considered were …

The purpose of this article is to review the concept of quality of life in epilepsy. Quality-of-life
issues have garnered considerable interest in the broader health-care literature, and varying …

We investigated the usefulness of the Seizures and Epilepsy Education (SEE) program in
improving quality of life, management of the seizure condition, and health care utilization in …

Objective: To examine the importance of illness severity, child functional status,
psychosocial stress, intrapersonal factors, stress processing, and social-ecological factors in …

This study examines the relative role of parent‐child relationships, family stress, and disease
factors in predicting behavior problems in children with epilepsy. It extends existing literature …

Mothers of children with epilepsy are at risk for problems in adapting to their child's
condition; however, factors associated with maternal adaptation to a child's epilepsy have …

This research investigates the effects of epilepsy on the social and psychological adjustment
of the children studied in the National Health Interview Survey of 1988. Analyses examine …