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PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS IN EPILEPSY

Amitabh Saha

Abstract


Psychiatric morbidity in cases of epilepsy is frequently seen in our clinical practice. Epileptic seizures and subsequent sequelae leave behind triggers for development of psychiatric disorders. Among the commonly seen psychiatric disorders are depression, psychosis, personality disorders and various other phenomenologies which is cited in this article.


Keywords


Epilepsy, Psychosis, Epileptic personality, Depression, Catastrophic reaction, Psychiatric morbidity.

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