RT Book, Section
A1 Hermann, Bruce P.
A1 Jones, Jana E.
A2 Duchowny, Michael
A2 Cross, J. Helen
A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis
SR Print(0)
ID 1138411719
T1 Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Children with Epilepsy
T2 Pediatric Epilepsy
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071496216
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138411719
RD 2024/04/18
AB Children  with  epilepsy  are  at  an  increased  risk  for  behavioral  or  psychiatric  comorbidities.1,2  Symptoms  of  depression,  anxiety,  and  other  behavioral  difficulties  (e.g.,  impulsivity,  inattention)  may  be  reported  by  the  child,  parent,  teacher,  or  even  the  physician.  It  is  increasingly  evident  that  anxiety  and  depression  are  significant  comorbidities  among  children  with  epilepsy.3,4  If  left  unrecognized  and  untreated,  psychiatric  comorbidities  may  have  an  adverse  psychosocial  impact  on  the  child  in  terms  of  academic  and  social  development  as  well  as  family  functioning  as  demonstrated  in  the  general  population.  Psychiatric  comorbidities  in  childhood  can  have  long-term  implications  overflowing  into  adulthood  impeding  lifetime  achievement  and  negatively  impacting  overall  quality  of  life.