title: [Psychiatric disorders and associated factors in patients with epilepsy in Fez, Morocco].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in epileptic patients remains unclear.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence and nature of the psychiatric disorders and the associated factors in patients with idiopathic epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of eighteen months in the psychiatric unit of the University Hospital Hassan II of Fez (Morocco). A questionnaire was completed by the included patients, which specified: the socio-demographic data, personal and family history, and the clinical features of epilepsy and its management. Psychiatric disorders were identified by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview test (MINI). The severity of the depression and anxiety symptoms was investigated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Hamilton Rating Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-nine patients met the inclusion criteria. The average age of patients was 29.7±10.8years. Mood disorders were the leading psychiatric comorbidity: 32.6% among which 25.8% of major depressive episodes, 15.7% of dysthymia and 2.2% of hypomanic episodes. Anxiety disorders came second: 28.1% (among which 19.1% panic disorder, 13.5% agoraphobia, 12.4% generalized anxiety disorder, 10.1% social phobia and 4.5% post-traumatic stress disorder). Female gender, unemployment and poor compliance to antiepileptic drugs are all risk factors for the occurrence of psychiatric disorders in this population.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, hôpital Ibn Alhassan, CHU Hassan II, BP 30000, Ain Kadouss Fès, Maroc. Electronic address: elghazouanifatima@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elghazouani
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, hôpital Ibn Alhassan, CHU Hassan II, BP 30000, Ain Kadouss Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aarab
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faiz
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Midaoui
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, hôpital Ibn Alhassan, CHU Hassan II, BP 30000, Ain Kadouss Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrimi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'épidémiologie et de recherche clinique, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elrhazi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'épidémiologie et de recherche clinique, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berraho
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Belahssen
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, hôpital Ibn Alhassan, CHU Hassan II, BP 30000, Ain Kadouss Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rammouz
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Fès, université sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, hôpital Ibn Alhassan, CHU Hassan II, BP 30000, Ain Kadouss Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aalouane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014478:Unemployment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety disorders; Idiopathic epilepsy; Mood disorders; Psychiatric disorders; Troubles anxieux; Troubles de l’humeur; Troubles psychiatriques; Épilepsie idiopathique