Abstract
Background: Epilepsy is chronic neurological disorder that have profound physical, social and psychological consequence. The prevalence of depression is much more in patients with seizure disorder. We studied the frequency of major depressive disorder in patient with seizure disorder.
Methods: This was a single-centered, cross sectional, observational, questionnaire based study. Hundred patients who attended psychiatry outpatient department of tertiary care hospital with history of seizure disorder at-least for one year duration were included in the study, diagnosis of major depressive disorder was done by clinician administered interview as per DSM-V. The patients assessed for demographic details, NHSSS (National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale) and HAM-D (Hamilton rating scale for depression).Data were analyzed by Graph Pad In Stat version 3.06
Results: Frequency of major depressive disorder in patient with seizure disorder is 33%. The patient with major depressive disorder showed higher score on HAM-D (p< 0.0001).
Conclusion: Patient with seizure disorders are prone to Major Depressive Disorder with higher HAM-D score.
Keywords: Depression, Seizure Disorder, HAM-D, Seizure Severity
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Nidhi Nagori
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i4.158
