Which factors may play a pivotal role on determining the type of psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents with epilepsy?

Psychosocial Correlates of Depression in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy in a Nigeria Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital

“…Depression in children and adolescents with epilepsy is a common but often unrecognized disorder [1][2][3][4]. Most frequent psychiatric disorders in epileptics are depression, anxeity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [4][5][6][7]. Both epilepsy and depression are characterized by a chronic course and poor long-term psychosocial outcome [2].…”

“…In Nigeria, the prevalence of psychiatry disorders in children and adolescents with epilepsy ranged between 30% and 90% [27][28][29]. While studies from the western world reported prevalence ranging between 23% -70.5% [4,[30][31][32][33]. Several studies have reported the negative impact of epilepsy in a child's education, perceived stigma and quality of life [4,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

“…While studies from the western world reported prevalence ranging between 23% -70.5% [4,[30][31][32][33]. Several studies have reported the negative impact of epilepsy in a child's education, perceived stigma and quality of life [4,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The secondary impacts of caring for an epileptic child have also been reported with much social and financial burden on both the parent and the immediate society [4,[20][21][22].…”

“…Several studies have reported the negative impact of epilepsy in a child's education, perceived stigma and quality of life [4,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The secondary impacts of caring for an epileptic child have also been reported with much social and financial burden on both the parent and the immediate society [4,[20][21][22]. Some factors such as uncontrolled seizures, polytherapy and stigma have been indicted as major predictors of psychiatric disorders in epileptics [27].…”

“…However, controversy still exists over factors having important role in the type of psychiatric disorders associated with epilepsy [4]. There is also dearth of literature on psycho-social factors associated with depression in children and adolescents with epilepsy.…”