Self-esteem in adolescents with epilepsy: Psychosocial and seizure-related correlates.

Purpose: This study evaluated self-esteem in adolescents with epilepsy and its association with psychosocial and disease-related variables.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with patients enrolled between January and June 2010. Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory for Children (CFSEI-2) was administered to 140 children with epilepsy and 50 children with asthma, aged 10-18years attending mainstream schools.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents With Epilepsy.

Background: We examined attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents with epilepsy and the association with seizure-related and sociodemographic variables.

Methods: Strengths and Weakness of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Normal Behaviors rating scale was administered to 122 children with epilepsy and 50 children with asthma, aged 10 to 18 years attending mainstream schools.

Results: Twenty-nine (23.

Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents With Epilepsy.

The present study examined anxiety and depression in adolescents with epilepsy and the association of these disorders with seizure-related and sociodemographic variables. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was administered to 140 children with epilepsy and 50 children with asthma aged 10 to 18 years attending mainstream schools. Adolescents with epilepsy had significantly higher scores on the depression subscale than those with asthma (5.