A Preliminary Analysis of Individuals With Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid Diabetes.

Objective: To understand factors related to managing illness in older individuals with serious mental illness (SMI).

Methods: Baseline data from 200 individuals with SMI and diabetes enrolled in a study were used to compare characteristics between older (age >55) vs. younger (age ≤55) individuals.

Community knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in rural and urban Mukono district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The lack of adequate knowledge poses a barrier in the provision of appropriate treatment and care of patients with epilepsy within the community. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of and attitude towards epilepsy and its treatment by community dwellers in Uganda.

Methods: A cross sectional population survey was conducted in urban and rural Mukono district, central Uganda.

Electronic medical record analysis of emergency room visits and hospitalizations in individuals with epilepsy and mental illness comorbidity.

Objective: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that significantly increases risk of injury and premature death. Rates of mental illness are also disproportionately high in those with epilepsy, which can be attributed in part to the stress and stigma associated with epilepsy. Psychiatric conditions generally complicate the management of epilepsy, and understanding how psychiatric comorbidity affects use of crisis-based health resources could inform care approaches that help improve epilepsy care.