Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression in adult patients with epilepsy: a multicenter survey-based study

ABSTRACT:

Background:

Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric comorbidities in patients with epilepsy (PWE). However, they are often unrecognized and consequently untreated.

Objective:

The study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression among Chinese adult PWE.

Design:

Cross-sectional study.

Methods:

Adult PWE were recruited from 13 tertiary epilepsy centers from February to September 2022. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy were applied to evaluate anxiety and depression, respectively. Both univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses models were performed to explore the risk factors of anxiety and depression.

Results:

A total of

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469248 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature