In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places
Objective To assess depression and anxiety symptoms of adolescents with epilepsy compared with adolescents without epilepsy. Method The study sample consisted of: case participants (50 subjects) attending the pediatric epilepsy clinic of a tertiary hospital and control participants (51 subjects) fro...
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| author | Nathália F. Siqueira Fernando L. B. B. Oliveira Jorge A. Siqueira Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza |
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| description | Objective To assess depression and anxiety symptoms of adolescents with epilepsy compared with adolescents without epilepsy. Method The study sample consisted of: case participants (50 subjects) attending the pediatric epilepsy clinic of a tertiary hospital and control participants (51 subjects) from public schools. The instruments utilized were: identification card with demographic and epilepsy data, Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results No significant differences were founded between the groups regarding scores for depression and anxiety symptoms but both groups presented moderate scores of anxiety. A correlation was found between low scores anxiety and not frequent seizures, low scores anxiety and perception of seizure control, high scores of anxiety and depression and occurrence of seizures in public places. Conclusion Low scores of anxiety are associated with not frequent seizures; high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92c5575fa644485d8201a11bb520fc9b2025-08-20T03:18:52ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272015-03-0173320521110.1590/0004-282X20140235S0004-282X2015000300205In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public placesNathália F. SiqueiraFernando L. B. B. OliveiraJorge A. SiqueiraElisabete Abib Pedroso de SouzaObjective To assess depression and anxiety symptoms of adolescents with epilepsy compared with adolescents without epilepsy. Method The study sample consisted of: case participants (50 subjects) attending the pediatric epilepsy clinic of a tertiary hospital and control participants (51 subjects) from public schools. The instruments utilized were: identification card with demographic and epilepsy data, Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results No significant differences were founded between the groups regarding scores for depression and anxiety symptoms but both groups presented moderate scores of anxiety. A correlation was found between low scores anxiety and not frequent seizures, low scores anxiety and perception of seizure control, high scores of anxiety and depression and occurrence of seizures in public places. Conclusion Low scores of anxiety are associated with not frequent seizures; high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000300205&lng=en&tlng=enepilepsiaadolescênciadepressãoansiedadefrequência de crisespercepção de controle de crisesocorrência de crises em público |
| spellingShingle | Nathália F. Siqueira Fernando L. B. B. Oliveira Jorge A. Siqueira Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria epilepsia adolescência depressão ansiedade frequência de crises percepção de controle de crises ocorrência de crises em público |
| title | In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| title_full | In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| title_fullStr | In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| title_full_unstemmed | In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| title_short | In adolescents with epilepsy, high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| title_sort | in adolescents with epilepsy high scores of anxiety and depression are associated with occurrence of seizures in public places |
| topic | epilepsia adolescência depressão ansiedade frequência de crises percepção de controle de crises ocorrência de crises em público |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000300205&lng=en&tlng=en |
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