Khalid Asma, Aslam Naeem
Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi & National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2011 Jan;33(1):45-8. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.85394.
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures which are physical reactions to sudden, usually brief, too much electrical discharges in a group of brain cells. Psychological distress often accompanies epilepsy. It badly affects the disease and the treatment outcome. Whereas, familial social support is a positive factor. The objective of the present study was to see the difference of Psychological distress among the patients of Epilepsy; the comparisons on the variables of the study were made between gender, age, marital status, education, socio-economic status and type of Epilepsy.
Sample comprised of 50 patients with epilepsy. These participants were divided into three subgroups according to their ages that are children, adolescence and adults. Patients were taken from hospitals Islamabad and Muzaffarabad (AJK).
The result showed that psychological distress is higher among male patients with generalized epilepsy and among those who are un-married, un-educated, having low socioeconomic status and lower familial social support.
It can be concluded that psychological distress is common co morbidity in patients with epilepsy. During treatment, Counseling to the patients and the family can better help in coping with distress during their illness.
癫痫是一种脑部疾病，其特征为反复发作的癫痫发作，这些发作是对一组脑细胞中突然出现的、通常短暂的过多放电的身体反应。心理困扰常伴随癫痫出现，严重影响疾病及治疗效果。而家庭社会支持是一个积极因素。本研究的目的是观察癫痫患者心理困扰的差异；对研究变量在性别、年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度、社会经济地位和癫痫类型之间进行比较。
样本包括50名癫痫患者。这些参与者根据年龄分为三个亚组，即儿童、青少年和成年人。患者来自伊斯兰堡和穆扎法拉巴德（阿扎德克什米尔）的医院。
结果显示，全身性癫痫男性患者、未婚、未受过教育、社会经济地位低且家庭社会支持少的患者心理困扰程度更高。
可以得出结论，心理困扰是癫痫患者常见的共病情况。在治疗期间，对患者及其家庭进行咨询可以更好地帮助他们应对患病期间的困扰。
