Avoidance in nonepileptic attack disorder : A systematic review and meta-analyses

Cullingham, Tasha and Kirkby, Antonia and Sellwood, William and Eccles, Fiona Juliet Rosalind (2019) Avoidance in nonepileptic attack disorder : A systematic review and meta-analyses. Epilepsy and Behavior, 95. pp. 100-111. ISSN 1525-5050

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Abstract

Background Avoidance is the active process of trying to escape from or not experience situations, places, thoughts, or feelings. This can be done through behavioral or cognitive strategies, or more broadly, a combination of both, utilized in an attempt to disengage from private experiences referred to as experiential avoidance (EA). Avoidance is considered important in the development and maintenance of nonepileptic attack disorder (NEAD). This review aimed to understand avoidance in NEAD and evaluate its role as a contributory factor. Methods Fourteen articles were identified by searching Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), MEDLINE Complete, PsycINFO, and EMBASE and were combined in a narrative synthesis. Six of these articles were included in a meta-analysis comparing levels of EA for individuals with NEAD and healthy controls (HC), and four were included in a meta-analysis comparing EA in NEAD to epilepsy comparisons (EC). Conclusions Experiential avoidance appears to be a strategy that is used by a high proportion of the population with NEAD. The group with NEAD utilized significantly more avoidance compared with both the HC and EC. However, further research is needed to understand the extent and types of avoidance that are relevant.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Epilepsy and Behavior
Additional Information:
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Epilepsy and Behavior. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Epilepsy and Behavior, 95, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.03.004
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? nonepileptic attack disorderpsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresstomatizationavoidanceexperiential avoidanceclinical neurologybehavioral neuroscienceneurology ??
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131866
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Deposited On:
08 Mar 2019 09:30
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Yes
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