People with epilepsy are often perceived as violent
| Autor: | Kiyoung Lee, T. B. Kate Collins, Carol Camfield, Peter Camfield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Time Factors Attitude of Health Personnel Poison control Violence Logistic regression Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Predictive Value of Tests Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Humans Medicine Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Child care business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged medicine.disease Logistic Models Neurology Health Care Surveys Female Neurology (clinical) business Prejudice |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsy & Behavior. 10:69-76 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5050 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.10.008 |
| Popis: | This study explores the possibility that people with epilepsy are commonly and persistently perceived as potentially violent during and between seizures. In 1981 and again in 2006, we assessed responses to a questionnaire that includes vignettes and direct questions about violence in epilepsy. Groups sampled were medical and law students, physicians, child care workers, the general public, and people with epilepsy (n=271 in 1981 and n=388 in 2006). Nearly half of the respondents believed that violence was possible or likely during a seizure. Almost all groups answered at least 40% of questions incorrectly; the exception was physicians, who answered 20% incorrectly. Responses were fairly stable over the 25-year interval. Logistic regression revealed few predictors: older responders and physicians had more correct answers, whereas law students had poorer performance. These results indicate that fear of violence at the hands of people with epilepsy is prevalent and may contribute to stigma. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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