Open AccessAnxiety, depression, and psychosocial adjustment in people with epilepsy
Author(s) -
Sita Jayalakshmi,
Ramakrishna Telugu,
Sudhindra Vooturi,
Anuja Patil,
Sai Sirisha,
Shanmukhi Somayajula
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of neurosciences in rural practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0976-3147
pISSN - 0976-3155
DOI - 10.25259/jnrp-2022-6-40
Subject(s) - psychosocial , anxiety , depression (economics) , medicine , psychiatry , outpatient clinic , population , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , epilepsy , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Effect of psychological disorders on social functioning in people with epilepsy (PWE) is not extensively reported. We evaluate psychosocial functioning in PWE attending an outpatient clinic and aim to understand the differences in psychosocial functioning between anxiety, depression, and coexisting anxiety and depression in PWE.