title: Anxiety in children with epilepsy.
abstract: Although the prevalence is unknown, affective disorders are more common in children with epilepsy than in healthy controls. The purpose of the present study was to examine the occurrence of anxiety in children and adolescents with epilepsy and to determine factors associated with elevation of these symptoms. Children and adolescents (n=101) between the ages of 6 and 16 years were given the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety were reported by 23% of the patients. Based on regression analysis, factors significantly associated with increased anxiety included the presence of comorbid learning or behavioral difficulties, ethnicity, and polytherapy. Results suggest the need to monitor children and adolescents with epilepsy for affective symptoms in order to provide appropriate interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. janewill@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steel
authors.forename: Gregory B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DelosReyes
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: May L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Griebel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders; D015897:Comorbidity; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents