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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Stigma in epilepsy
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, Volume 14, No. 5, Article 444, Year 2014
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Description
Stigma remains a weight those with epilepsy have to carry and a defining feature of their identity. This article highlights recent studies published in the area of stigma, knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding epilepsy. First, recent studies addressing the frequency of stigma and factors associated with stigma are discussed. Second, tools developed to ascertain stigma in epilepsy, or knowledge, attitudes, and practices, are examined. Lastly, we discuss interventions recently studied to reduce stigma in epilepsy. © Springer Science+Business Media 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fiest, Kirsten M.
Canada, Calgary
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Birbeck, Gretchen Lano
Zambia, Mazabuka
Chikankata Epilepsy Care Team
United States, Rochester
University of Rochester
United States, Rochester
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Jacoby, Ann
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Jetté, Nathalie J.
Canada, Calgary
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Statistics
Citations: 125
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11910-014-0444-x
ISSN:
15284042
e-ISSN:
15346293