title: Successful health communication in epileptology.
abstract: Advances in communication technologies have had an impact on virtually every aspect of daily life and have shaped the ways that persons with epilepsy learn about their disorder; communicate with their care providers, families and friends; and are viewed by society. This paper discusses drivers of changing communication patterns in epileptology and barriers that remain, available tools to enhance communication among and between all stakeholders, and potential future developments.
authors: Departments of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: sschacht@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors: Steven C
authors: SC
authors: Schachter
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D058015:Health Communication; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
keywords: Communication; Doctor–patient relationship; Epilepsy; Patient education; Seizure detection; Stigma