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Epilepsy and Anxiety.

Martin Adam Goldstein, Cynthia L. Harden

    Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B
    |March 1, 2003
    PubMed
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    Anxiety disorders, a common psychiatric complication of epilepsy, are not well understood. Further research into the neurocircuitry and psychological mechanisms of comorbid anxiety and epilepsy is needed.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Psychiatry
    • Epilepsy Research

    Background:

    • Affective and cognitive effects of seizures are well-studied.
    • Anxiety spectrum psychiatric complications in epilepsy remain under-investigated.
    • Anxiety is a complex phenomenon, not solely a mood, thought, or autonomic disorder.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the under-investigated nature of anxiety in epilepsy.
    • To propose a unified neuropsychiatric account of anxiety.
    • To explore the potential of comorbid anxiety and epilepsy as a model for research.

    Main Methods:

    • Multidisciplinary research efforts integrating neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroendocrine, cognitive neuroscience, and functional neuroimaging.
    • Viewing anxiety and epilepsy as model phenomena in neuropsychiatry.

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  • Investigating the neurocircuitry and psychological mechanisms of comorbid conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • The affective and cognitive effects of seizures have been extensively studied.
    • The anxiety spectrum of psychiatric complications in epilepsy has not been well-studied.
    • Anxiety presents a unique phenomenon in its genesis and expression.

    Conclusions:

    • Comorbid anxiety and epilepsy offer a rich area for theoretical and empirical investigation.
    • Understanding the neurocircuitry and psychological mechanisms underlying both conditions is crucial.
    • Epilepsy and anxiety can serve as valuable model phenomena in neuropsychiatric research.