Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy

Prevalence of anxiety disorders in epilepsy

Objective: Anxiety disorders (ADs) are common in patients with epilepsy (PWE). The aim of this study was to.

Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Epilepsy - Medscape Reference

There is a general agreement that the incidence of neurobehavioral disorders is higher in patients with epilepsy than in the general population.

Depression and Anxiety in People with Epilepsy

Several factors are associated with the development of anxiety symptoms in PWE. A cross-sectional study of consecutive outpatients with epilepsy ...

Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy

The high prevalence of anxiety disorders in epilepsy and the bidirectional nature of their relationship with the festations such as ictal fear, ...

Panic attack vs. seizure: similarities and key differences | Epilepsy blog

Yes, panic attacks can look like seizures. As mentioned above, some people with anxiety disorders do sometimes get misdiagnosed with epilepsy.

Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy: The Forgotten Psychiatric Comorbidity

The clinical significance of the comorbid occurrence of primary AD and DD led the committee developing the fifth edition of the Statistical Manual of Mental ...

Risk factors for anxiety in patients with epilepsy - BINASSS

Background: Epilepsy is a very common neurological disease, and it is important to focus on both controlling seizures and alleviating the ...

Anxiety Sensitivity as a Predictor of Epilepsy-Related Quality of Life ...

2018). Common anxiety disorders in epi- lepsy include panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and specific phobias (Beyenburg et al. 2005; Wiglusz ...

Epilepsy & Stress Induced Seizures | Ohio State Medical Center

Stress that's not managed and progresses into constant anxiety or anxiety with no clear cause can trigger epilepsy seizures.

Correlates of Anxiety Disorder among Patients with Seizure ...

The study showed the existence of anxiety disorders among patients with seizure disorder. This is an important association with seizure disorders which is ...

The Relationship between Characteristics of People with Epilepsy ...

Anxiety disorders are significantly more common in adult females than males, with a two-fold increase in prevalence. This gender disparity emerges in early ...

Anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients in low-risk areas ...

Depression and anxiety disorders can significantly decrease the quality of life of PWE and increase the suicide rate [10]. The occurrence of ...

Epilepsy and Mental Health: Addressing Depression and Anxiety

Research has shown that people with epilepsy are at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety. Several factors ...

Anxiety symptoms are the strongest predictor of quality of life in ...

It is established that the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms is associated with poorer quality of life (QOL) in persons with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Anxiety Disorder Due to Epilepsy: A Case Report 2

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, common anxiety symp- toms, panic seizures, and panic disorder are more frequently observed in epileptic patients than in healthy ...

Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy: The Forgotten Psychiatric Comorbidity

Anxiety disorders are also relatively frequent in pa- tients with treatment-resistant epilepsy, as shown in the study by Brandt et al., which accompanies this ...

Treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with epilepsy

The most commonly reported psychiatric comorbidities in pediatric epilepsy are ADHD, depression, and anxiety. The prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in ...

EPILEPSY, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY DISORDERS

These disorders have been typically considered to result from the seizure disorder. Yet, their relation is more complex, as the presence of primary depressive ...

Are depression and anxiety disorders in epilepsy associated with ...

Background: Mood and anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric co-morbidities in PWE. Hippocampal atrophy has been documented in ...

The Relationship Between Epilepsy and Anxiety Disorders

It is recognized that management of epilepsy is not only about controlling seizures, but also depends heavily on detecting, correctly diagnosing, ...