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Depression and anxiety semptom severity in a group of children with epilepsy and related factors

Bir grup epilepsili çocukta depresyon ve anksiyete belirti düzeyi ve ilişkili faktörler

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Clinicians should be more aware of accompanying psychiatric semptoms in epileptic patients and take the necessary precautions in the early period of the illness in an effort to prevent future mental health problems.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the anxiety and depression symptom severity in a group of epileptic children and compare the results to healthy controls.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: The study compared 30 children, ranging in age from 8 to 16 years with epileptic disorder who attended a children?s neurology clinic, with healthy controls using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Children?s Depression Inventory scores and suicidal ideation.
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Conclusion & Impact:Clinicians should be more aware of accompanying psychiatric semptoms in epileptic patients and take the necessary precautions in the early period of the illness in an effort to prevent future mental health problems.
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⚙️Variables:Ergen · Kaygı bozuklukları · Çocuk

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the anxiety and depression symptom severity in a group of epileptic children and compare the results to healthy controls. Additionally, the frequency of psychiatric disorders in epileptic children was also assessed. Method: The study compared 30 children, ranging in age from 8 to 16 years with epileptic disorder who attended a children?s neurology clinic, with healthy controls using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Children?s Depression Inventory scores and suicidal ideation. The MINI was administered to epileptic patients to determine the frequency of psychiatric disorders in this clinical group. Results: State anxiety scores of the epilepsy group were significantly higher compared to controls. No significant differences were found between patients and controls in terms of trait anxiety and depression scores. In all 3 scales boys scored significantly higher than girls. No significant relationships were found between symptom severity, duration of epilepsy, age of seizure onset and depression and anxiety scores. Psychiatric assessments with the MINI identified psychiatric disorders in 26.7% of epileptic patients. Two epileptic patients reported past suicidal attempts however, only 2 patients were receiving psychiatric treatment. Conclusion: Psychiatric disorders were frequently observed in the group of epileptic patients. Psychiatric disorders occurred more frequently in boys compared to girls in this group. Clinicians should be more aware of accompanying psychiatric semptoms in epileptic patients and take the necessary precautions in the early period of the illness in an effort to prevent future mental health problems.

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Amaç: Epilepsili çocuklarda, anksiyete ve depresyon belirti düzeylerinin belirlenip sağlıklı kontrollerle karşılaştırılması, anksiyete ve depresyon belirti düzeyleri ile epilepsiyle ilişkili faktörler arasındaki bağlantının incelenmesi ve psikiyatrik bozuklukların dağılımının saptanmasıdır. Yöntem: 8-16 yaş aralığındaki 30 epilepsi hastası, Çocuk Sürekli-Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği ile Çocuk Depresyon Ölçeği?nden aldıkları puanlar ve intihar düşüncesi açısından kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldı. Hastaların ölçeklerden aldıkları puanlar ile epilepsinin başlangıç yaşı, süresi, epilepsi şiddeti ve cinsiyetler arasındaki ilişki incelendi. Ayrıca epilepsili hastalara MINI uygulanarak psikiyatrik bozuklukların dağılımı ve psikiyatrik tedavi alma oranları belirlendi. Bulgular: Durumluk kaygı düzeyi ortalamasının epilepsili hastalarda kontrollere göre anlamlı ölçüde yüksek olduğu saptandı, sürekli kaygı düzeyi ve depresyon puanlarında iki grup arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı. Erkek hastalarda üç ölçekte de alınan puanların kızlara göre anlamlı ölçüde yüksek olduğu tespit edildi. Hastalık şiddet ölçeği, epilepsi süresi ve hastalık başlangıç yaşı ile anksiyete ve depresyon düzeyleri arasında ilişki gözlenmedi. MINI?ye göre hastaların % 26.7?sinde psikiyatrik bozukluk, iki hastada da intihar girişimi öyküsü olduğu belirlendi. Buna karşılık sadece iki hasta psikiyatrik tedavi alıyordu. Sonuç: Epilepsili çocuklarda psikiyatrik bozukluk belirtileri daha sık görülmektedir. Psikiyatrik bozukluklara erkeklerde daha sık rastlanmaktadır. Klinisyenlerin epilepsi hastalarında eşlik eden ruhsal belirtilere dikkat etmesi ve erken dönemde önlem alınması gereklidir.

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BİLGİÇ, A., YILMAZ, S., TIRAŞ, S., DEDA, G., KILIÇ, E. Z. (2006). Depression and anxiety semptom severity in a group of children with epilepsy and related factors. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 3, 165–172. https://ajindex.com/articles/91978

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