@article{ref1,
title="Symptoms of anxiety and depression in school-aged children with active epilepsy: a population-based study",
journal="Epilepsy and behavior",
year="2015",
author="Reilly, Colin and Atkinson, Patricia and Chin, Richard F. and Das, Krishna B. and Gillberg, Christopher and Aylett, Sarah E. and Burch, Victoria and Scott, Rod C. and Neville, Brian G. R.",
volume="52",
number="Pt A",
pages="174-179",
abstract="METHODS: Children (5-15years) with active epilepsy were screened using the parent-report (n=69) and self-report (n=48) versions of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the self-report version of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) (n=48) in a population-based sample. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 32.2% of children (self-report) and 15.2% of children (parent-report) scored ≥1 SD above the mean on the SCAS total score. The subscales where most difficulty were reported on parent-report were Physical Injury and Separation Anxiety. There was less variation on self-report. On the CDI, 20.9% of young people scored ≥1 SD above the mean. Children reported significantly more symptoms of anxiety on the SCAS total score and three of the subscales (p<.05). There was a significant effect on the SCAS total score of respondents by seizure type interaction, suggesting higher scores on SCAS for children with generalized seizures on self- but not parent-report. Higher CDI scores were significantly associated with generalized seizures (p>.05). SUMMARY: Symptoms of anxiety were more common based on self-report compared with parent-report. Children with generalized seizures reported more symptoms of depression and anxiety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-5050",
doi="10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.09.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.09.004"
}