Anxiety disorders in outpatient clinics of epilepsy in tertiary care hospitals: A meta-analysis

Anxiety has a bidirectional association with epilepsy [1] and is more frequent among people with epilepsy (PWE) than in people without epilepsy [2 –6]. Because anxiety has significant impacts on quality of life (QOL) and treatment outcomes in PWE, the identification of anxiety is crucial for the management of this disorder. Anxiety disorders (ADs) in PWE include a variety of subtypes such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), agoraphobia (A P), social phobia (SP), panic disorder (PD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD; 7, 8].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research