A simple and validated tool for the clinician to assess psychosocial status when conducting anticonvulsant drug trials

Clin Exp Neurol. 1985;21:189-94.

Abstract

Using 94 people with epilepsy, categorized as either idiopathic or post-traumatic, and subdivided according to the severity of the disorder, the WPSI was tested and found to be a simple and validated tool for the clinician to assess psychosocial status when conducting anticonvulsant drug trials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Epilepsy / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Intelligence Tests
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Social Adjustment*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants