Omar Gammoh, Ahmed Al-Smadi, Mohammad Mansour, Wail Ennab, Suha Al Hababbeh, Ghaith Al-Taani, Mervat Alsous, Alaa Aa Aljabali, Murtaza M Tambuwala
Background: Mental health in people with epilepsy (PWE) is often overlooked, especially in developing countries. Purpose: Consequently, the current work had two objectives: (1) to estimate the burden of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress, and (2) to examine the association of these psychiatric/psychological symptoms with levetiracetam and other relevant clinical factors in a cohort of Jordanian PWE. Research Design: This is a cross-sectional study. The demographic and clinical data were recorded. Depression was measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9, Arabic-validated version) and anxiety by the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7, Arabic-validated version)...
October 13, 2023: International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine