Psychiatric concerns in pediatric epilepsy |
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Authors: | Bujoreanu I Simona Ibeziako Patricia Demaso David Ray |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA |
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Abstract: | Pediatric epilepsy is a common, chronic, and challenging physical illness for children and their families. This article provides a medical overview and discusses the cognitive functioning and psychosocial adjustment as well as the psychiatric management for children and adolescents with pediatric epilepsy. The management of these children involves establishing a collaborative health care approach, evaluating academic functioning, considering psychotherapy, and managing psychopharmacologic treatment. A thorough understanding of the biopsychosocial concerns in pediatric epilepsy can enable medical providers and mental health clinicians to promote resiliency and adaptation in children and their families facing troubling seizure disorders. |
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Keywords: | Epilepsy Seizures Children Psychiatric Psychosocial Cognitive functioning |
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