TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Depression and anxiety in a community sample with epilepsy in Brazil
JO  - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
A1  - Botega, Neury Jose
A1  - Marín-Léon, L.
A1  - Stefanello, S.
A1  - Li, L. M.
A1  - Fernandes, P. T.
SP  - 342
EP  - 348
VL  - 69
IS  - 2B
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of depression/anxiety and to establish the social, epilepsy and psychiatric characteristics in individuals with epilepsy. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was employed to evaluate 153 subjects with epilepsy who were identified in a previous community-based survey. First, a structured interview was conducted, followed by a psychiatric evaluation. Subjects with depression were compared to those without, and subjects with anxiety were compared to those without. RESULTS: The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 39.4 and 24.4%, respectively. Both were associated with low schooling (OR 3.8, 95% CI 1.6 to 9.0 and OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.2 to 6.5 for depression and anxiety, respectively), lifetime suicidal thoughts (OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.9 to 10.3 and OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.7 to 7.7) and lifetime suicide attempts (OR 9.3, 95% CI 2.6 to 32.8 and OR 6.9, 95% CI 1.8 to 26.4). CONCLUSION: The high rates of depression and anxiety reinforced the need for recognition and treatment of mental disorders in epilepsy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-282X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2011000300015
ID  - ref1
ER  -