The Most Frequent Psychiatric Comorbidities in Bulgarian Patients With Epilepsy: Their Connection With the Main Clinical Characteristics and Quality of Life.

Aim:  The objective of this study is to determine and compare the relationship of the most common psychiatric comorbidities in Bulgarian patients with epilepsy with the main clinical characteristics, as well as to evaluate their impact on certain aspects of the quality of life.

Clinical Rationale:  Psychiatric comorbidities occur in about one-third of people with epilepsy throughout their lifetime, and their incidence is much greater in high-risk groups such as patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy.

Material And Methods:  The study group consisted of 129 participants, of whom 104 were divided into four groups according to the presence of one of the most frequently diagnosed psychiatric comorbidities in our patients with epilepsy: personality and behavioral disorder (PBD) (n=25), mild to moderate depressive disorder (n=26), anxiety disorder (n=32), and dissociative and conversion disorders (n=21).