[Psychological aspects involved in epilepsy].
BACKGROUND
In spite of the importance of psychological perspective that influence directly or indirectly in the treatments of epilepsy, the psychology plays in the physical assistance reality a secondary place.


OBJECTIVE
To review the relevant psychological aspects about affective aspects in epilepsy.


METHODS
The revision of frontal and limbic lobes, hemispheric lateralization, processual and stationary epilepsy, forced normalization, interictal psychopathological disturbances, effects of antiepileptic drugs, quality of life and another aspects related living the illness.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinical psychology and neuropsychology contribute with relevant information about diagnostics, treatments, to know deeply the illness and the advise of the health professionals.
Servicio Psicología Clínica, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, 28040, España. jfo@wanadoo.es
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DeFelipe-Oroquieta
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology; D011788:Quality of Life
D000927:Anticonvulsants