Prevalence and clinical implications of psychopathology in adults with epilepsy seen in an outpatient clinic in NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorTunde-Ayinmode, Mosunmola
dc.contributor.authorAjiboye, Peter
dc.contributor.authorAbiodun, Olatunji
dc.contributor.authorBuhari, Oluwabunmi
dc.contributor.authorSanya, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-12T14:04:00Z
dc.date.available2023-05-12T14:04:00Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBackground The psychopathological and clinical characteristics of adult patients with epilepsy attending our neurology clinic were evaluated to determine prevalence of psychopathology and its associated factors towards improving services and initiating collaborative care which is currently nonexistent. Methods The study was a two-stage procedure conducted over 1 year using the General Health Questionnaire in the first stage and Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry in the second stage. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders was based on International Classification of Diseases: 10th Revision criteria. Results Sixty-three patients were interviewed. Mean age was 34.43 ± 13.7 years; more than half of the patients had less than one seizure episode per month. Fourteen patients (22.2%) had partial epilepsy; 40 (63.5%), generalized; and 9 (14.3%), unclassified seizures. The rate of psychiatric morbidity was found to be 28.6%. Depressive disorders were the most common (66.7%), followed by psychotic disorders (11.1%), anxiety disorders (11.1%) and dementia (11.1%). Psychopathology was more common in women (P= .007), those older than 40 years (P= .038) and those with partial epilepsy (P= .017). Conclusion About one third of patients with epilepsy studied had undetected and untreated psychopathology. Our neurology clinic urgently needs currently nonexistent collaborative care involving neurologists, psychiatrists and primary care physicians in order to improve the mental health of the patients with epilepsy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTunde-Ayinmode MF, Abiodun OA, Ajiboye PO, Buhari OIN, Sanya EO. (2014). Prevalence and clinical implications of psychopathology in adults with epilepsy seen in an outpatient clinic in NIGERIA. Gen Hospital Psychiatry. 36(6): 703-708en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10201
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElvesieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGeneral Hospital Psychiatry;36(6)
dc.titlePrevalence and clinical implications of psychopathology in adults with epilepsy seen in an outpatient clinic in NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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