Chapter 20 Psychiatric Comorbidities in Epilepsy

W. Curt LaFrance; Andres M. Kanner; Bruce Hermann

doi:10.1016/S0074-7742(08)00020-2

Chapter 20 Psychiatric Comorbidities in Epilepsy

W. Curt LaFrance, Andres M. Kanner, Bruce Hermann

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Abstract

Psychiatric disorders can be identified in 25-50% of patients with epilepsy, with higher prevalence among patients with poorly controlled seizures. These disturbances include depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, cognitive, and personality changes occurring in the interictal or ictal/postictal states. In this chapter, we describe four areas of focus in women with epilepsy: comorbid primary psychiatric processes, integrated symptoms secondary to epilepsy, stigma and psychosocial consequences of epilepsy, and nonepileptic seizures.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Epilepsy in Women The Scientific Basis for Clinical Management
Editors	Barry Gidal, Cynthia Harden
Pages	347-383
Number of pages	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0074-7742(08)00020-2
State	Published - Oct 7 2008
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	International Review of Neurobiology
Volume	83
ISSN (Print)	0074-7742

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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