A 20-years-old male patient was admitted in government hospital with chief complaints of 6 episodes of seizure with the time interval of 1 hour, fever for one day, vomiting for one day (1 episode). The patient complaints in psychiatric interview; that he lacks concentration, isolation himself from family and avoiding to go out as he was getting sudden seizure episode. He belongs to low socio economic status, so he thinks that his health issue would cause financial difficulties.The patient was given a specialized questionnaire named HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale) to analyse the severity of anxiety disorder. The patient scored 15 on 21 which represents that the patient has abnormal case of anxiety. He also suffered from anxiety and depressive symptoms like sleeplessness, irritability, lack of interest, hopelessness for past 6 months. The diagnostic and psychiatric interview indicated that the patient was suffering from generalized tonic-clonic seizure with anxiety. The patient has advised to overcome from her anxiety state and cognitive behavioural therapy was suggested. As Clinical pharmacist, patient counselling had given regarding diseased condition, medications and lifestyle modification to control the problem and to improve the patient's quality of life.
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