This talk is a discussion focused on the most common mood disorder presenting in patients with epilepsy – depression. The relationship between epilepsy and depression is discussed, as well as how depression is diagnosed and treated. The importance of considering all factors that affect a patient with epilepsy -- including biological, psychological, and social factors -- is emphasized. Lastly, epilepsy self-management and the role that the field of Clinical Neuropsychology plays in helping patients with epilepsy manage mood symptoms is explained.
This talk is a discussion focused on the most common mood disorder presenting in patients with epilepsy – depression. The relationship between epilepsy and depression is discussed, as well as how depression is diagnosed and treated. The importance of considering all factors that affect a patient with epilepsy — including biological, psychological, and social factors — is emphasized. Lastly, epilepsy self-management and the role that the field of Clinical Neuropsychology plays in helping patients with epilepsy manage mood symptoms is explained.
