Factors associated with depression in people with epilepsy: a retrospective case-control analysis
| Autor: | William Cy Leung, Richard Sk Chang, Ian Yh Leung, PH Ho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Clonazepam Temporal lobe Epilepsy Sex Factors Risk Factors Statistical significance Internal medicine Odds Ratio medicine Humans Depression (differential diagnoses) Retrospective Studies Depression business.industry Valproic Acid Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Drug Resistant Epilepsy Case-Control Studies Etiology Anticonvulsants Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Hong Kong Medical Journal. |
| Popis: | PURPOSE This study investigated factors associated with depression in people with epilepsy. METHODS All adult patients attending our epilepsy clinic in 2018 were screened for inclusion in this study. Eligible patients were divided into case and control groups, depending on the presence of co-morbid depression. Depressive disorders were diagnosed by a psychiatrist. Demographics and clinical characteristics, including epilepsy features and antiepileptic drug use, were compared between groups. The factors contributing to onset of depression after diagnosis of epilepsy were further analysed by binomial logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at P |
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