Anxiety and depression in Thai epileptic patients
Phabphal, K.; Sattawatcharawanich, S.; Sathirapunya, P.; Limapichart, K.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 90(10): 2010-2015
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 18041417 Document Number: 3374
Objective: To study the prevalence of depression and anxiety in Thai epileptic patients at Songklanagarind Hospital, a tertiary care center in the South of Thailand.Material and Method: One hundred and twenty six patients were included in the present study. A HADS questionnaire. and demographics data were used for data collection in the present cross-sectional study.Results: Thirty-nine percent of the respondents had anxiety and 20% had depression. Predictors of anxiety by univariate analysis were being female (p = 0.033) and seizure frequency (p = 0.001). Predictors of depression were seizure frequency (p = 0.001) and a history of trauma associated with seizure activity (p = 0.005). Age, type of seizure, amount of medication, duration of disease, socioeconomic status, occupation, education level, and marital status were not predictors of depression or anxiety.Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of depression and anxiety in Thai epileptics. Risk factors for depression are seizure frequency and history of trauma while for anxiety the); are gender and frequency of seizure.
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