Psychological Alienation and Feeling of Self-Efficiency in Young Male and Female Adults.

In psychology, alienation is a condition of being separated or marginalized from other individuals or some larger segment of society. Self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in ways necessary to reach specific goals. This study was conducted to investigate the possible connectivity between psychological alienation and feelings of self-efficiency among young male and female adults.

Phenotypic spectrum in families with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy probands.

Purpose: The traditional perception of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) as a predominantly acquired disorder is challenged due to emerging evidence of familial aggregation. In this study, we ascertained the extent of familial occurrence of epilepsy in MTLE patients, as well as phenotypic heterogeneity in affected relatives.

Methods: We identified and reevaluated patients with MTLE, treated at Epilepsy Department for a period of two years.