Interventions to reduce epilepsy-associated stigma
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology, Health & Medicine
- Vol. 11 (3) , 364-366
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500600595343
Abstract
Epilepsy-associated stigma has long been recognized as a significant cause of psychosocial morbidity for people with epilepsy. This paper reviews the available literature addressing interventions aimed at reducing epilepsy-associated stigma and briefly discusses future that may assist in the development of effective interventions.Keywords
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