Psychotherapy and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Robert A. Dorwart, M.P.H., M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 38, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.2.286

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This paper describes psychotherapy of a thirty-year-old man with documented temporal lobe epilepsy. After describing the commonly associated neuropsychiatric symptoms and personality syndrome, a case history and summary of treatment are presented. Changes in frequency, duration, and severity of seizures are discussed in relation to psychotherapy.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 38 • Number 2 • 1984, pp. 161–316

Pages: 286 - 294

PubMed: 6742249

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Published in print: 1984, pp. 161–316

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Robert A. Dorwart, M.P.H., M.D.^*

Cambridge, Mass.

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Instructor in Psychiatry and Asst. Director, Adult Residency Training, Harvard Medical School at the Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.

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