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Emotion and mood disorders associated with epilepsy.
1Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Handbook of Clinical Neurology
|August 14, 2021
Summary
This review covers emotional changes in epilepsy, including mood disorders like depression and anxiety, and treatment impacts. Understanding these emotional aspects is crucial for comprehensive epilepsy care.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Epilepsy is a neurological disorder defined by recurrent seizures.
- Epilepsy significantly impacts patients' emotional states and mood.
- Epilepsy treatments themselves can also induce emotional and mood alterations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review emotional changes associated with epilepsy across seizure phases.
- To examine interictal mood disorders linked to epilepsy, such as depression and anxiety.
- To discuss alterations in emotional processing and potential treatment strategies.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of emotional changes in epilepsy.
- Analysis of mood disorders (depression, anxiety) in epilepsy patients.
- Examination of emotional processing deficits and treatment options.
Main Results:
- Emotional changes like fear and anger occur before, during, and after seizures.
- Depression and anxiety are common interictal mood disorders in epilepsy.
- Impaired comprehension and expression of emotional prosody and faces are observed.
Conclusions:
- Epilepsy profoundly affects emotional well-being and processing.
- Addressing mood and emotional disturbances is integral to epilepsy management.
- Further research into effective treatments for epilepsy-related emotional disorders is warranted.
Keywords:
Affective communication disordersAngerDepression and anxietyEmotional disordersEpilepsyFearInterictal mood disordersMore Related Videos
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