Psychiatric comorbidities go unrecognized in patients with epilepsy:“You see what you know”

MR Lopez, SC Schachter, AM Kanner - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Patients with epilepsy (PWE) have a significantly higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbid
disorders involving depression, anxiety, psychotic, and attention-deficit disorders compared …

Families' experiences of living with pediatric epilepsy: a qualitative systematic review

J Harden, R Black, RFM Chin - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
Living with epilepsy in childhood has implications for the child and their family beyond the
physical effects associated with epileptic seizures. Qualitative research has emerged …

The influence of patient, caregiver, and family factors on symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with intractable epilepsy

K Puka, E Widjaja, ML Smith - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The objective was to evaluate the association of caregiver and family factors with
symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with medically refractory …

Optimising evidence-based psychological treatment for the mental health needs of children with epilepsy: principles and methods

R Shafran, S Bennett, A Coughtrey, A Welch… - Clinical Child and …, 2020 - Springer
There are potent evidence-based psychological treatments for youth with mental health
needs, yet they are rarely implemented in clinical practice, especially for youth with mental …

Young adults with epilepsy: Relationships between psychosocial variables and anxiety, depression, and suicidality

R Batchelor, MD Taylor - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Background People with epilepsy (PWE) are at an increased risk of anxiety, depression, and
suicidality. Young adulthood is a critical developmental period which can be complicated by …

Nervous system disorders across the life course in resource-limited settings

GL Birbeck, AC Meyer, A Ogunniyi - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The resiliency of the adult nervous system is markedly affected by the environment and the
circumstances during infant and child development. As such, adults in resource-limited …

Effect of learning disabilities on academic self-concept in children with epilepsy and on their quality of life

D Brabcova, J Zarubova, J Kohout, J Jošt… - Research in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Academic self-concept could significantly affect academic achievement and self-confidence
in children with epilepsy. However, limited attention has been devoted to determining factors …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired performance on advanced Theory of Mind tasks in children with epilepsy is related to poor communication and increased attention problems

J Lunn, C Lewis, C Sherlock - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Children with epilepsy (CWE) have social difficulties that can persist into adulthood, and this
could be related to problems with understanding others' thoughts, feelings, and intentions …

Assessing feasibility of routine identification tools for mental health disorder in neurology clinics

SD Bennett, I Heyman, AE Coughtrey… - Archives of disease in …, 2019 - adc.bmj.com
Objective We aimed to test the feasibility of using an online parent-completed diagnostic
assessment for detecting common mental health disorders in children attending neurology …

Screening for functional gastrointestinal disorders in children with epilepsy

Y Aydemir, KB Carman, C Yarar - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aim We aimed to examine the frequency of functional gastrointestinal
disorders (FGIDs) among pediatric patients with epilepsy and the association of FGIDs with …