Social Epileptology : Understanding Social Aspects of Epilepsy.

Intro -- SOCIAL EPILEPTOLOGY:UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL ASPECTS OFEPILEPSY -- SOCIAL EPILEPTOLOGY:UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL ASPECTS OFEPILEPSY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- EPILEPSY:DEFINITION, SYNDROMES, AND TREATMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SEIZURE TYPES -- Partial-Onset Seizures -- Generalised-Onset Seizures -- EPILEPSY SYNDROMES -- Generalised Epilepsies -- Partial Epilepsies -- Indications for Referral to Specialist Services -- EVALUATING THE PATIENT -- Clinical History -- Neurological Examination -- Laboratory Investigation -- Electroencephalography -- Neuroimaging -- Neuropsychological Assessment -- Seizure Recurrence after the First Seizure -- CURRENTLY ACCEPTED TREATMENTS -- Antiepileptic Drugs -- AEDs in Women -- Medical Treatments for Specific Types of Seizures and Epilepsy Syndromes(1): (See Tables 5 and 6) -- Monitoring -- Adverse Effects of AEDs -- Prognosis after Withdrawal of Treatment -- Surgery and Other Devices -- Assessment of Seizure Control -- PSYCHOSOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Driving and Other Restrictions -- REFERENCES -- BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS OF EPILEPSY INDIFFERENT CULTURES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF EPILEPSY -- ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO DISEASE AND SOCIETY -- A PUNISHMENT FOR SIN -- Bewitchment or Spirit Possession -- A Contagious Disease -- Imbalance of Humours -- Other Explanations -- Traditional Therapies for Epilepsy -- Beliefs, Perceptions and Stigma -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY, STIGMA AND SOCIETY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Social Science and Epilepsy -- Labelling -- Public Attitudes -- Adjustment and 'Self-Labelling' -- Disadvantage -- STIGMA REDUCTION PROGRAMMES -- FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDAS -- REFERENCES -- WHO GETS TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY?THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE TREATMENT GAP -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TREATMENT GAP IN EPILEPSY.

LIMITATIONS TO THE TREATMENT GAP -- HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND ACCESS TO TREATMENT -- POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE TREATMENT GAP -- ADDRESSING THE TREATMENT GAP IN EPILEPSY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PUBERTY AND MENSTRUATION -- GENDER -SPECIFIC SIDE-EFFECTS OF ANTI-EPILEPTICDRUGS (AEDS) -- CATAMENIAL EPILEPSY -- CONTRACEPTION -- PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY -- Before Pregnancy -- In Pregnancy -- At Delivery -- After Birth -- Fertility -- Preconceptional Counselling -- Effects of Epilepsy on Pregnancy -- TERATOGENICITY -- Effects of Pregnancy on Epilepsy -- Follow-up in Pregnancy -- Prenatal Diagnostics -- Vitamin Supplementation -- Delivery -- GENETICS AND EPILEPSY -- Breastfeeding -- Sexual Function -- Menopause -- Osteoporosis -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INJURIES IN EPILEPSY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SEIZURE-RELATED INJURIES -- FRACTURES -- DISLOCATIONS -- MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS -- BURNS -- HOSPITALIZATIONS -- RISK FACTORS -- PREVENTION -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY, DRIVING AND LAW -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EPILEPSY, DRIVING AND THE LAW -- ADVOCACY AND THE PERSON WITH EPILEPSY -- SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE LAW -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY, CULTURE, IDENTITY AND WELLBEING:A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL ANDENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF EPILEPSY INCAMEROON -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EPILEPSY -- METHODS -- Setting -- Sample -- Procedures -- Ethics -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- Quantitative Findings: Health and Wellbeing -- QUALITATIVE FINDINGS: LIVING WITH EPILEPSY -- 1. Understanding Epilepsy - The Epileptic Identity -- 2. Impact of Epilepsy on Daily Activities -- 3. Impact of Epilepsy on Relationships with Others -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES.

This paper has been published in the Journal of Health Psychology, 12(3), 431-443,2007 http://online.sagepub.com -- KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND EPILEPSY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GENERAL POPULATION RESEARCH -- United States -- Europe -- Germany -- Africa -- The Middle East and India -- Asia -- South Korea -- EDUCATION SETTING POPULATION RESEARCH -- Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs towards Students with Epilepsy -- United States and Canada -- Europe -- South America -- Asia -- The Middle East and India -- Africa -- PEERS OF STUDENTS WITH EPILEPSY -- Primary School -- Secondary School -- Post-Secondary School -- CULTURE -- Perceptions of Epilepsy in Non-Western Societies -- Obstacles for PWE in Non-Western Societies -- Employment and Improved Legal Regulations -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING PUBLIC EDUCATIONABOUT EPILEPSY -- Protesting Inaccurate Depictions in the Media -- Patient Education -- Education for Key Social Groups -- Contact with PWE -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- EMPLOYMENT AND EPILEPSY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLINICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLESAFFECTING EMPLOYMENT -- SOCIETAL STIGMA AND EMPLOYMENT -- EPILEPSY AND THE WORKPLACE -- LEGISLATION, EPILEPSY AND WORK -- DRIVING AND WORK -- VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FORINDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY -- QUO VADIMUS: IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FORINDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE:HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? -- ABSTRACT -- OVERVIEW OF EPILEPSY -- EPILEPSY AND EXERCISE: HUMAN'S STUDIES -- Historical Information -- Epilepsy and Physical Activities Participation -- Risks of Sports Participation -- Mechanism by Which Exercise Can Inhibit Seizures -- Mechanism by Which Exercise Can Induces Seizures -- Psychological Benefits of Exercise on Epilepsy -- Antiepileptic Drugs and Exercise.

Morbidity and Mortality in Epilepsy -- EPILEPSY AND EXERCISE: ANIMALS' STUDIES -- Animal Models of Epilepsy -- Kindling Model -- Pilocarpine Model -- Effect of Physical Exercise in Experimental Models of Epilepsy -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL BURDEN OFEPILEPSY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ISSUES -- STIGMA OF EPILEPSY -- Treatment Gap -- Economic Burden -- Psychosocial Burden -- Quality of Life -- Special Issues -- Prevention of Epilepsy -- REFERENCES -- EPILEPSY AND MEDIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE MEANING OF STIGMA -- STIGMA IN RELATION TO HEALTH CONDITIONS -- EPILEPSY IN PARTICULAR FORMS OF MASS MEDIA -- Epilepsy in Newspapers -- Epilepsy in Advertising -- Epilepsy in Popular Music -- VISUAL IMAGERY - DEPICTIONS OF SEIZURES IN FILM AND ONTELEVISION -- PREVIOUS PHASES OF THE STUDY -- The Lunar Cycle -- Feigned or Pseudoseizures -- Filmic Depictions of People Known to Have Epilepsy and TheirRepresentations in Other Forms of Media -- DIFFERENCES FOUND BETWEEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM ANDAMERICAN TELEVISION -- The Young and the Restless (Y and R) -- BEGINNING COMPARISONS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE ANDENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPICTIONS -- Conclusions -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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