ABSTRACT
Epilepsy and depression
are frequent pathologies especially in the developing countries where the level
of health facilities and the standards of living are very low. Scholars have stated the relationship
between epilepsy and depression but with less
precision on symptoms and socio-demographic variables difference.
The study assessed the
co-morbidity between the two different diagnostic entities, one neurologic (epilepsy)
and the other psychiatric (depression).
From a purposive sample of 392 people consulting for epilepsy, only 105
patients whose EEG diagnosis was positive were recruited in accordance with the
inclusion criteria. Screening for depression, the Hamilton Rating Scale for
Depression (HRSD) was used for the depression prevalence assessment. Results
from the study showed that epilepsy patients are likely to present with depression
symptoms with significant odds for all symptoms like depressive mood, insomnia,
work and activities poor performance, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. Patients
with generalized seizure are likely to suffer from severe comorbid depression
as compared to patients with partial seizure.
Epilepsy treatment
should incorporate depression diagnosis and management to ensure better
management of the epilepsy burden.
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Thank you our lecture for your work to the Rwandan, and as your students, we will continue to explore and to follow your interesting ideas in order to promote The Rwandan mental health.
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