Dissociation is a “disruption of the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory,
identity or perception of the environment” according to DSM-5. It is commonly seen in …

Stress has been identified as a major contributor to human disease and is postulated to play
a substantial role in epileptogenesis. In a significant proportion of individuals with epilepsy …

Background Several studies implicate brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the
pathophysiology of epilepsy. In particular, preclinical data suggest that lower serum BDNF is …

Objective Post-traumatic epilepsy is a devastating complication of traumatic brain injury that
has no targeted pharmacological therapy. Previous literature has explored the role of the c …

Objective Psychiatric conditions are frequently co-morbid in epilepsy and studies examining
Veterans with epilepsy suggest this population may present with unique psychiatric and …

The scarcity of literature in the field of chronically-ill college student development makes it
difficult to determine what factors may contribute to greater levels of wellbeing for this unique …

Introduction: Mental health comorbidities such as depression and anxiety are common in
epilepsy, especially among people with pharmacoresistant epilepsy who are candidates for …

Mental health comorbidities are frequent in epilepsy. Consequently, psychotherapy is
becoming increasingly important. To address the psychological needs of people with …

Epilepsy is often linked to various psychiatric symptoms, with anxiety, depression, and
interictal dysphoric disorders being the most prevalent. Few studies have investigated …

Objectives (1) To translate and validate the Epilepsy Anxiety Survey Instrument (EASI) in
French people with epilepsy (PWE);(2) to further investigate the screening properties of each …