Abstract
Depression in epilepsy is common, underrecognized, and an indicator of quality of life. The Patient Health Questionnaire nine-item depression scale (PHQ-9) is a self-administered questionnaire based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria with high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing depression. Using the PHQ-9, we determined that one-third of 263 patients seen in an epilepsy clinic had scores consistent with major depression. Seizure-free patients had lower depression scores than those with persistent seizures. Depression scores were not related to the number or type of antiepileptic drugs used. One-half of patients with scores consistent with major depression were not on antidepressant medication. The brevity of the PHQ-9 is conducive to routine screening of patients with epilepsy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 362-366 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2009 |
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Keywords
- Depression
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition
- Epilepsy
- Patient Health Questionnaire nine-item depression scale (PHQ-9)
- Screening
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neurology
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Determination of prevalence of depression in an epilepsy clinic using a brief DSM-IV-based self-report questionnaire. / Seminario, Nicole A.; Tomaszewski Farias, Sarah E; Jorgensen, Julie; Bourgeois, James A.; Seyal, Masud.
In: Epilepsy and Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 3, 07.2009, p. 362-366.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Seyal, Masud
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