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Children with epilepsy and their families: needs and services
Author(s) -
LAYBOURN ANN,
HILL MALCOLM
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00370.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , service (business) , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , business , marketing
Summary Social factors play a major role in determining the impact of epilepsy on families. This paper reviews the literature on the need's of families and their social networks, and services proposed for them. The predominantly negative picture presented in the ‘expert’ literature is compared with the more positive one presented in first‐hand studies of families' views and in the literature on children with other disabilities. The implications of these differing perspectives for service provision are discussed.