Many recent epidemiological studies have found the prevalence of depression and anxiety
to be higher in people with epilepsy (PWE) than in people without epilepsy. Furthermore …

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that is complicated by psychiatric, cognitive,
and social comorbidities that have become a major target of concern and investigation in …

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

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 …

The purpose of the research was to assess the diagnostic efficiency of the Primary Care
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen (PC-PTSD) and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder …

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) disorder has been suggested for inclusion into the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric …

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 …

Background: Instruments are frequently used in case finding, diagnosis and severity grading
of major depression, but the evidence supporting their utility is weak. Aim: To systematically …

Objective Depression affects approximately 25% of epilepsy patients. However, the optimal
tool to screen for depression in epilepsy has not been definitively established. The purpose …

Depression is the most frequent psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy. Yet, it remains under-
recognized and untreated in a significant number of patients. It may mimic primary …