title: Towards demythologizing epilepsy. An appraisal of public attitudes.
abstract: A questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of Sydney adults to assess the public's general impression of epileptics as people and their performance and reliability in a variety of social situations. It would appear that a number of attitudes are prevalent which may impede the social rehabilitation of these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003415:Crime; D004519:Education, Special; D004651:Employment; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012068:Religion and Medicine