Open Access<p>Magnitude, Symptom Presentation and Correlates of Psychological Distress Among People with Epilepsy in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Birhanie Mekuriaw,
Bahru Mantefardo,
Alemayehu Molla,
Getasew Berhanu,
Tsegaye Mehare,
Zelalem Belayneh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s257143
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , cross sectional study , psychological distress , psychiatry , presentation (obstetrics) , distress , demography , clinical psychology , pathology , mental health , surgery , sociology
Psychological distress is a common co-morbid condition among people with epilepsy. Untreated comorbid psychosocial problems are associated with increased morbidity and health-care costs, and negatively affects treatment outcome of people with epilepsy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of psychological distress and to identify its associated factors among people with epilepsy attending outpatient treatment in Gedeo zone public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia.