Epilepsy and mood disorders |
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| Authors: | Andres M Kanner |
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| Institution: | Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center and Rush Epilepsy Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Summary Mood disorders (MD) are a frequent comorbidity of epilepsy with a negative impact on quality of life. The higher prevalence of MD in people with epilepsy (PWE) is most likely a reflection of a bidirectional relation between the two conditions, and common pathogenic mechanisms. Treatment of MD in PWE is safe with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), but nonpsychiatrists need to know when to refer these patients to a psychiatrist for further evaluation and treatment. |
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| Keywords: | Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder Dysthymia Anxiety disorder Quality of life in epilepsy Temporal lobe epilepsy Frontal lobe epilepsy |
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