Background Epilepsy has long been considered to be a risk factor for psychosis. However
there is a lack of consistency in findings across studies on the effect size of this risk which …

Depression is a serious and frequent comorbidity of epilepsy and other neurological
conditions. Here, we review recent studies on the relationship between epilepsy and …

Objective Comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders in people with epilepsy (PWE) are
highly prevalent and associated with various adverse outcomes. However, the prevalence of …

Despite recent research into the impact of seizure control on mood disorders in epilepsy, it is
often assumed that rates of psychiatric disorders are higher in people with refractory rather …

Accumulation of stressful events can render individuals susceptible to develop epilepsy and
comorbidities. Whether such vulnerability can be predicted and reversed is not known. Here …

Depression in temporal lobe epilepsy has been established as a frequent occurrence, and
various possible mechanisms for this significant comorbidity have been posited. However …

In this article, we review common and clinically important neuropsychiatric aspects of
epilepsy, including comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, cognitive …

Objective Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are common imitators of epileptic
seizures. Refractoriness to antiseizure medication hinders the differential diagnosis between …

Objectives Psychiatric comorbidity is common in people with epilepsy (PWE) and
psychogenic nonepileptic spells (PNES). These comorbidities can be detrimental to quality …

Introduction: The overall combined prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with
epilepsy has been estimated at 20.2 and 22.9%, respectively, and is considered more …