Depression and anxiety in patients with epilepsy

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, Sanyamen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Nitinen_US
dc.contributor.authorBharti, Shantanuen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ruchitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKohli, Ajayen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Anjuen_US
dc.contributor.authorJilani, Abdul Qadiren_US
dc.contributor.authorShukla, Rituen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T07:40:53Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T07:40:53Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anxiety and depression are commonly found in epileptic patients. However, the etiology behind the mechanism remains multifactorial, mostly because of variability in study settings. In order to fill the knowledge gap, we investigated the prevalence of anxiety and depression among epileptic patients and their correlation with certain demographic variables.Methods: In a Cross Sectional Out Patient Based Study, a total of 147 patients with epilepsy were recruited and evaluated for inclusion and exclusion criterion. Participants who met the inclusion criterion were assessed using standardized scales HARS and HADS rating scale for anxiety and depressive symptoms respectively.Results: 100 participants were included with mean age of 33.63 years for men and 30.16 years for females. 27% showed mild to severe anxiety and 21% had mild to moderate depression. Prevalence of both anxiety and depression was found more among females, singles, participants from urban background and having partial epilepsy. Significantly (p-0.020*) higher anxiety was seen in patients with partial epilepsy than those with generalized epilepsy.Conclusions: Individuals with partial epilepsy are more prone to get affected from comorbid disorder like anxiety and depression, especially females, singles and those from urban domicile.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar, Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, 3Department of Medicine, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anaesthesiology, People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta Sanyam, Sharma Nitin, Bharti Shantanu, Sharma Ruchita, Kohli Ajay, Agarwal Anju, Jilani Abdul Qadir, Shukla Ritu. Depression and anxiety in patients with epilepsy. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2018 Sep; 5(5): 1274-1279en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194096
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20183906en_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectDemographic factorsen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.titleDepression and anxiety in patients with epilepsyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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