Abstract:Background and aimsThere is a high burden of mental health (MH) problems among children with epilepsy. The relationship between MH problems and epilepsy is bidirectional with shared risk factors. Our key aims were:To determine the prevalence of MH difficulties among the patients of our Secondary Paediatric Epilepsy Service.To ascertain if more input from MH services is required within the Secondary Paediatric Epilepsy Service.To demonstrate the use of a standardised behavioural screening questionnaire in asses… Show more
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