title: Social work with epileptic patients.
abstract: Although more than 4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, misconceptions about the disease are prevalent among the public. The author discusses some of the physical and psychosocial problems related to epilepsy and offers suggestions on how social workers can assist epileptic patients and their families.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D012938:Social Perception; D012947:Social Work
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants