title: [Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic aspects in epileptology].
abstract: Many patients with epilepsy suffer also from coexisting psychological problems. The simultaneous treatment of the epileptic and the psychiatric disorder is necessary for a sufficient anticonvulsant management. Among those psychiatric disorders depressions, psychosis and psychogenic non-epileptic attacks are the most common. The paper presents an overview of classification and the relation between seizures and psychological symptoms and provides some guidelines for psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Psychotherapie/Psychiatrie, Schweizerisches Epilepsie-Zentrum Zürich. matthias.schmutz@swissepi.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmutz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toygar
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants