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Epileptic, organic and genetic vulnerabilities for timing of the development of interictal psychosis
Naoto Adachi1, Nozomi Akanuma, Masumi Ito
1Adachi Mental Clinic, Kitano 7-5-12, Kiyota, Sapporo, Japan. adacchan@tky2.3web.ne.jp
Background:
Age at the first psychotic episode and an interval between the onset of epilepsy and that of psychosis reflect developmental processes of interictal psychosis. However, factors relating to these indices remain unknown.
Aims:
To identify clinical variables that are associated with the timing of the development of interictal psychosis.
Method:
In 285 adults with epilepsy with interictal psychosis, effects of epileptic (epilepsy type), organic (intellectual functioning) and genetic (family history of psychosis) variables on timing of the development of psychosis were examined.
Results:
The mean interval between the onset of epilepsy and that of psychosis was 14.4 years. Some psychosis occurred within a few years of the first seizure. Generalised epilepsy, normal intellectual function and a positive family history of psychosis were associated with early onset of psychosis.
Conclusions:
Early development of interictal psychosis in people with epilepsy may reflect other individual vulnerabilities to psychosis rather than epilepsy-related damage.
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