Research progress on comorbid depression and anxiety disorders in children with epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2023.07.015
- VernacularTitle:儿童癫痫共患抑郁焦虑障碍的研究进展
- Author:
Jiaqi JIN
1
;
Qian CHEN
;
Tao YU
;
Junmei ZHANG
;
Yingyu WU
;
Xueyan LIU
;
Qiong WU
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学附属盛京医院儿内科，沈阳 110004
- Keywords:
Children;
Epilepsy;
Depression;
Anxiety;
Comorbidity
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2023;30(7):549-552
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disease, and its comorbidity has attracted more attention.The proportion of epileptic children with mental disorders is also increasing year by year.Among them, children with epilepsy have more depression and anxiety disorders.Repeated seizures can easily cause depression and anxiety, and depression and anxiety can also induce epilepsy, thus the two affect each other.The assessment, screening, diagnosis and intervention of comorbid depression and anxiety in children with epilepsy have become an important part of clinical practice.This review summarized the relationship between epilepsy and depression and anxiety disorders in children, and its research progress on pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, evaluation and treatment.
