Psycho-educational Therapy among Nigerian Adult Patients with Epilepsy: A Controlled Outcome Study.

Olley, B. O.; Osinowo, H. O.; Brieger, W. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ627709

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Publication Date: 2001

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Psycho-educational Therapy among Nigerian Adult Patients with Epilepsy: A Controlled Outcome Study.

Olley, B. O.; Osinowo, H. O.; Brieger, W. R.

Patient Education and Counseling, v42 n1 p25-33 Jan 2001

Evaluates the efficacy of a two-day psychoeducational program among patients with epilepsy in Nigeria. Results reveal that participants showed a substantial significant decrease in level of depression; a significant increase in the knowledge about epilepsy; and significant decrease in all measures of neurotic disorders except for hysterical sub-scale. (Contains 27 references and 1 table.) (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology), Epilepsy, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Treatment, Patient Education, Program Evaluation, Psychoeducational Methods, Therapy

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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