Anxiety and epilepsy: what neurologists and epileptologists should know

HM Munger Clary - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2014 - Springer
Although there has been increasing recognition of psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy, most
research and attention in this area has focused on depression. However, comorbid anxiety …

Anxiety in patients with epilepsy: systematic review and suggestions for clinical management

S Beyenburg, AJ Mitchell, D Schmidt, CE Elger… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
Up to 50 or 60% of patients with chronic epilepsy have various mood disorders including
depression and anxiety. Whereas the relationship between epilepsy and depression has …

Epilepsy and anxiety: epidemiology, classification, aetiology, and treatment

VK Kimiskidis, T Valeta - Epileptic disorders, 2012 - Springer
Anxiety in epilepsy has recently become a focus of interest for a number of reasons.
Epidemiological studies have established that anxiety disorders are twice as common in …

Anxiety is common and independently associated with clinical features of epilepsy

HMM Clary, BM Snively, MJ Hamberger - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to assess for independent association of anxiety
symptoms with epilepsy localization and other epilepsy-related and demographic factors in …

Epilepsy and anxiety

B Vazquez, O Devinsky - Epilepsy & behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
Studies in the general population demonstrate that anxiety disorders are associated with
impaired quality of life and function. Available evidence suggests that comorbid anxiety …

A qualitative examination and theoretical model of anxiety in adults with epilepsy

AJ Scott, L Sharpe, Z Thayer, LA Miller, T Wong… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective There is an elevated prevalence of anxiety disorders among people with epilepsy,
and the comorbidity of anxiety in epilepsy is associated with adverse medical and …

The relationship between epilepsy and anxiety disorders

C Hingray, A McGonigal, I Kotwas… - Current psychiatry …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The current review aims at providing an overview of relevant
aspects of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders (AD) in adults patients with epilepsy …

Epilepsy and anxiety

MA Goldstein, CL Harden - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2000 - Elsevier
Although the affective and cognitive effects of seizures have long received attention, the
anxiety spectrum of psychiatric complications of epilepsy has not been well-studied. Neither …

Assessment of anxiety in patients with epilepsy: a literature review

R Rauh, A Schulze-Bonhage, B Metternich - Frontiers in neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Approximately 20% of people with epilepsy (PWE) suffer from anxiety. These fears
are quite diverse and may manifest periictally or interictally, be part of the seizure's …

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with new‐onset seizures: A scoping review

W Cronin, P Kwan, E Foster - Epilepsia Open, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Anxiety and depression are common comorbidities in people living with epilepsy.
Emerging research suggests that these conditions may even predate epilepsy onset. This …