TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Symptoms of anxiety and depression in school-aged children with active epilepsy: a population-based study
JO  - Epilepsy and behavior
A1  - Reilly, Colin
A1  - Atkinson, Patricia
A1  - Chin, Richard F.
A1  - Das, Krishna B.
A1  - Gillberg, Christopher
A1  - Aylett, Sarah E.
A1  - Burch, Victoria
A1  - Scott, Rod C.
A1  - Neville, Brian G. R.
SP  - 174
EP  - 179
VL  - 52
IS  - Pt A
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1525-5050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.09.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -