Proposed Recommendations for the Management of Depression in Adults with Epilepsy: An Expert Consensus.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Experts agree that there is a need for protocols to guide health professionals on how to best manage psychiatric comorbidities in patients with epilepsy (PWE). We aimed to develop practical recommendations for key issues in the management of depression in PWE.

Methods

This was a qualitative study conducted in four steps: (1) development of a questionnaire on the management of depression in PWE to be answered; (2) literature review and, if evidence from guidelines/consensus or systematic reviews was available, drafting initial recommendations; (3) a nominal group methodology for reviewing initial recommendations and formulating new recommendations on those issues without available evidence; and (4) drafting and approving the final recommendations. A scientific co

SUBMITTER: Villanueva V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043101 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature