Group therapy for patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A pilot study

被引：53

作者：

Barry, J. J. ^{[1
]}

Wittenberg, D. ^{[1
]}

Bullock, K. D. ^{[1
]}

Michaels, J. B. ^{[1
]}

Classen, C. C. ^{[2
]}

Fisher, R. S. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat & Behav Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychiat, Toronto, ON, Canada

[3] Stanford Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR | 2008年 / 13卷 / 04期

关键词：

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Group therapy; Video/EEG monitoring; Psychodynamic therapy;

D O I：

10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.06.013

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Great advances have been made in the diagnosis of people with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) since the advent of video/EEG monitoring. However, treatment options for this population have lagged significantly. This pilot study was undertaken to evaluate whether group therapy done with a psychodynamic focus would offer a useful intervention. Twelve patients entered the study and seven completed at least 75% of the 32 weekly sessions. The Beck Depression Inventory and the Global Severity Index of the Symptom Checklist-90 showed improvement as well as an overall decrease in PNES frequency. The data Suggest that group therapy focusing on interpersonal issues may benefit patients with PNES. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：624 / 629

页数：6