Abstract:Epilepsy belongs to one of the most ancient diseases. From the days of yore, patients suffering from epilepsy faced stigma and discrimination because medical knowledge at that time was limited so that such condition was associated with various mystical and mythical phenomena, with no treatment available. The article extensively examines the issue of epilepsy stigma, covering the long history of the disease and highlighting stigma as a serious social problem. Many epileptic patients suffer not only from the dis… Show more
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