Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder characterised by recurrent seizures of cerebral origin, presenting with episodes of sensory, motor, or autonomic phenomenon with or without loss of consciousness. Patients with epilepsy commonly have coexisting psychiatric conditions including mood disorders, anxie...
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| description | Background: Epilepsy is a disorder characterised by recurrent seizures of cerebral origin, presenting with episodes of sensory, motor, or autonomic phenomenon with or without loss of consciousness. Patients with epilepsy commonly have coexisting psychiatric conditions including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Aim: To assess and compare stress, anxiety, and depression among male and female with epilepsy.
Methods: The sample consisted of 100 individuals with epilepsy (50 males and 50 females) selected from the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS) outpatient department (OPD) by using purposive sampling method. Socio-demographic and clinical details of the entire individuals were assessed through socio-demographic datasheet, clinical datasheet, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS).
Result: Finding of this study showed that stress, anxiety, and depression was higher among female with epilepsy in comparison to male with epilepsy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87e09e04a04c4347bc195b01e1cc71e52022-12-21T22:25:35ZengAcademy PublisherOpen Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences2394-20532394-20612016-07-017212913110.5958/2394-2061.2016.00020.3Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsyLokesh Kumar Ranjan0Rishi Panday1Manisha Kiran2MPhil Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, RINPAS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IndiaPhD Scholar, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IndiaAssociate Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, RINPAS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IndiaBackground: Epilepsy is a disorder characterised by recurrent seizures of cerebral origin, presenting with episodes of sensory, motor, or autonomic phenomenon with or without loss of consciousness. Patients with epilepsy commonly have coexisting psychiatric conditions including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Aim: To assess and compare stress, anxiety, and depression among male and female with epilepsy. Methods: The sample consisted of 100 individuals with epilepsy (50 males and 50 females) selected from the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (RINPAS) outpatient department (OPD) by using purposive sampling method. Socio-demographic and clinical details of the entire individuals were assessed through socio-demographic datasheet, clinical datasheet, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). Result: Finding of this study showed that stress, anxiety, and depression was higher among female with epilepsy in comparison to male with epilepsy.http://ojpas.npage.de/get_file.php?id=30971963&vnr=160937SeizuresPsychiatric DisordersPsychiatric Social Work.Psychiatric Social Work |
| spellingShingle | Lokesh Kumar Ranjan Rishi Panday Manisha Kiran Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences Seizures Psychiatric Disorders Psychiatric Social Work. Psychiatric Social Work |
| title | Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| title_full | Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| title_fullStr | Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| title_short | Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| title_sort | stress anxiety and depression among individuals with epilepsy |
| topic | Seizures Psychiatric Disorders Psychiatric Social Work. Psychiatric Social Work |
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