High risk of anxiety and depression in caregivers of adult patients with epilepsy and its negative impact on patients' quality of life.

CONCLUSION: Caregivers of adult PWE are at high risk of experiencing anxiety and depression. Caregiver psychological status, especially depression, was an independent predictor of poorer QOL for adult PWE. PMID: 30530135 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30530135?dopt=Abstract

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 7, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhu XR, Zhao T, Gu H, Gao YJ, Wang N, Zhao P, Chen YN, Han X, He GN, Li MM, Ma BQ, Yang SJ Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research