Objective To review the evidence of felt and enacted stigma and attitudes toward persons
living with epilepsy, and their determining factors. Methods Thirteen databases were …

Epilepsy directly affects 50 million people worldwide. Most can achieve excellent seizure
control; however, people living with epilepsy continue to suffer from enacted or perceived …

Stigma is a major issue for people who develop epilepsy. Reducing stigma is a major focus
of activity for the epilepsy patient support groups globally. In this paper, we introduce some …

Purpose The aim of the study is to determine whether certain demographic, clinical, and
psychosocial traits are associated with higher levels of felt stigma among persons with …

Although it is one of the most common neurological disorders, epilepsy continues to be a
highly stigmatized and disabling chronic condition. Healthy People 2020 aims for …

Objective This is a systematic review aimed at summarizing the evidence related to
instruments that have been developed to measure stigma or attitudes toward epilepsy and …

Purpose Epilepsy is one of the most stigmatizing medical conditions. The purpose of this
study was to examine the perception of stigma and factors associated with stigma. Material …

Living Well with Epilepsy II called for further attention to stigma and its impact on people with
epilepsy. In response, the South Carolina Health Outcomes Project on Epilepsy (SC HOPE) …

Purpose To measure stigma resulting from negative attitudes toward epilepsy in the United
Kingdom (UK) population. Methods An online survey of a stratified quota sample of UK …

Abstract Introduction Epilepsy represents around 0.7% of the overall global burden of
diseases and is particularly prevalent and associated with significant disability in low-and …