These data are part of a systematic review from the Mortality Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy from 2017. [1] In their analysis the authors quote an elevated risk of suicide with SMRs of 2.6–5.0 and an aOR of 3.7. 1 Thurman DJ, Logroscino G, Beghi E, et al. The burden of…
This is a study from 2017 that used data from the Neurological Disease and Depression Study. [1] Of the total sample (n = 250 patients), nearly 40.0% of participants had anxiety according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The most prevalent symptom of anxiety was “worrying thoughts” (35.6%). After adjustment for age and sex,…
This is a systematic review from 2013. [1] It found that Epilepsy was significantly associated with depression and depression was observed to be highly prevalent in people with epilepsy (PWE). 23 articles reported on 14 unique data sources. Nine studies reported on 29,891 PWE who had an overall prevalence of active (current or past-year) depression…
