Ettinger A B, Weisbrot D M, Nolan E E, Gadow K D, Vitale S A, Andriola M R, Lenn N J, Novak G P, Hermann B P
Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Management Program, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794-8121, USA.
Epilepsia. 1998 Jun;39(6):595-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01427.x.
We assessed rates of symptoms of anxiety and depression among pediatric patients with epilepsy.
We administered the Revised Child Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and Child Depression Inventory (CDI) to 44 epilepsy patients aged 7-18 years (mean age 12.4 years). Demographic, socioeconomic, and epilepsy-related information was examined in relation to depression and anxiety scores.
No patients had been previously identified to have depression or anxiety. However, 26% had significantly increased depression scores and 16% met criteria for significant anxiety symptomatology.
Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common among pediatric patients with epilepsy and appear to be overlooked by care providers.
我们评估了癫痫患儿焦虑和抑郁症状的发生率。
我们对44名7至18岁（平均年龄12.4岁）的癫痫患者进行了修订版儿童显性焦虑量表（RCMAS）和儿童抑郁量表（CDI）测试。研究了人口统计学、社会经济和癫痫相关信息与抑郁和焦虑评分之间的关系。
此前未发现有患者患有抑郁症或焦虑症。然而，26%的患者抑郁评分显著升高，16%的患者符合显著焦虑症状的标准。
抑郁和焦虑症状在癫痫患儿中很常见，似乎被医护人员忽视了。
