Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-5r2nc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-01-12T09:21:39.432Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Screening for Depression in a Tertiary Epilepsy Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2014

D.W. Gross ,
M. Davies ,
J.D. Jirsch  and
S.N. Ahmed
D.W. Gross*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
M. Davies
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
J.D. Jirsch
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
S.N. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
*
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, 2E3.19 WC Mackenzie HSC, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada. Email: [email protected].
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Brief Communications
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , July 2014 , pp. 525 - 527
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

References

1.Boylan, LS, Flint, LA, Labovitz, DL, Jackson, SC, Starner, K, Devinsky, O.Depression but not seizure frequency predicts quality of life in treatment-resistant epilepsy. Neurology. 2004; 62(2):258–61.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2.Gilliam, FG, Barry, JJ, Hermann, BP, Meador, KJ, Vahle, V, Kanner, AM.Rapid detection of major depression in epilepsy: a multicentre study. Lancet Neurol. 2006;5(5):399–405.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
3.Friedman, DE, Kung, DH, Laowattana, S, Kass, JS, Hrachovy, RA, Levin, HS.Identifying depression in epilepsy in a busy clinical setting is enhanced with systematic screening. Seizure. 2009;18(6):429–33.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
4.Association, AP.Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 4th ed., text rev. ed. Washington, DC; 2000.Google Scholar
5.Mula, M, Sander, JW.Negative effects of antiepileptic drugs on mood in patients with epilepsy. Drug Saf. 2007;30(7):555–67.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
6.Spitzer, RL, Williams, JB, Gibbon, M, First, MB.The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID). I: History, rationale, and description. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1992;49(8):624–9.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed