[Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic aspects in epileptology].

Ther Umsch

Abteilung Psychotherapie/Psychiatrie, Schweizerisches Epilepsie-Zentrum Zürich.

Published: November 2001

AI Article Synopsis

  • - Many patients with epilepsy experience psychological issues alongside their condition, making it essential to treat both the epilepsy and any psychiatric disorders for effective seizure management.
  • - Common psychiatric disorders in these patients include depression, psychosis, and psychogenic non-epileptic attacks, which can complicate their treatment.
  • - The paper outlines the classification of these disorders, the relationship between seizures and psychological symptoms, and offers guidelines for both medication and therapy approaches.

Article Abstract

Many patients with epilepsy suffer also from coexisting psychological problems. The simultaneous treatment of the epileptic and the psychiatric disorder is necessary for a sufficient anticonvulsant management. Among those psychiatric disorders depressions, psychosis and psychogenic non-epileptic attacks are the most common. The paper presents an overview of classification and the relation between seizures and psychological symptoms and provides some guidelines for psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutical treatment.

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