Journal article
Self‐esteem mediates mental health outcomes in young people with epilepsy
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the extent to which self-esteem mediates the impacts of epilepsy-specific and environmental factors on mental health outcomes in young people with epilepsy.
METHODS: A prospective cohort of 480 young people with epilepsy and their families participated in five visits over 28 months. We collected data on clinical seizure burden, cognitive comorbidity, peer and parental support, self-esteem, and self-reported mental health …
Authors
Cahill PT; Ferro MA; Campbell WN; Ronen GM
Journal
Epilepsia, Vol. 62, No. 9, pp. 2072–2081
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2021
DOI
10.1111/epi.17006
ISSN
0013-9580