Treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with epilepsy: What do we know?

Abstract Children with epilepsy are at significant risk of psychiatric disorders, which can in turn negatively impact social skills development, academic achievement, and quality of life. The most commonly reported psychiatric comorbidities in pediatric epilepsy are ADHD, depression, and anxiety. Th...

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Published in:Epilepsy & behavior 2014-10, Vol.39, p.137-142
Main Author: Jones, Jana E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders - therapy
Child
Comorbidity
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - epidemiology
Humans
Interventions
Neurology
Pediatric anxiety
Treatment
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Summary:Abstract Children with epilepsy are at significant risk of psychiatric disorders, which can in turn negatively impact social skills development, academic achievement, and quality of life. The most commonly reported psychiatric comorbidities in pediatric epilepsy are ADHD, depression, and anxiety. The prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in pediatric epilepsy range from 5 to 49%, and in the general population, anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorder in childhood. For the purposes of this review, anxiety disorders will be examined in order to 1) examine rates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with epilepsy, 2) review treatment options for anxiety disorders in children with epilepsy, and 3) identify future avenues for the development of evidence-based practices for the treatment of anxiety disorders in youth with epilepsy.
ISSN:1525-5050
1525-5069
DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.06.021