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      Self-Esteem, Social Phobia and Depression Status in Patients with Epilepsy Translated title: Epilepsili Hastalarda Benlik Saygısı, Sosyal Fobi ve Depresyon

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          Abstract

          Introduction

          The increased risk for psychiatric disorders in epilepsy can be related to a number of clinical, psychosocial and biological factors. Due to the unpredictability of seizures and the possibility that they may occur at any time and in any place, patients with epilepsy may develop social phobia and may have feelings of worthlessness and stigma. These factors decrease their psychosocial function, self-efficacy, and quality of life and even increase the suicide rate. Considering the above-mentioned scientific data, the present study was designed to investigate phobia, self-esteem and depression status in patients with epilepsy.

          Methods

          One hundred thirty-two patients (aged 21–52 years) and age- and gender-matched control group of 61 subjects (aged 25–60 years) were included in this study. All patients in both groups were administered the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

          Results

          The mean ages of the patient group and the healthy controls were 29.66±11.3 and 32.16±7.99, respectively. There was no statistical significance between the two groups in terms of age and sex (p>0.05). BDI, LSAS and CSEI scores in the patient group were statistically significantly different than in the control group (p<0.05).

          Discussion

          Our results showed that social phobia, lower self-esteem and depression are important comorbid conditions in epileptic patients. Psychiatric disorders are usually underrecognized and undertreated in patients with epilepsy. Therefore, it is very important to identify and treat the psychiatric comorbid conditions in epilepsy because of their significant burden on patients’ quality of life.

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          Giriş

          Epilepside psikiyatrik bozuklukların görülme riski, çeşitli klinik, psikososyal ve biyolojik faktörlere bağlıdır. Nöbetlerin önceden belirlenememesi ve herhangi bir yer ve zamanda ortaya çıkabilmesi, epileptik hastalarda sosyal fobi ve değersizlik hissi gelişimine neden olabilir. Bu faktörler hastaların psikososyal fonksiyonunu, yaşam kalitesini azaltırken intihar oranını arttırır. Bu çalışmada epileptik hastalarda depresyon, sosyal fobi ve benlik saygısı düzeyi araştırılmıştır.

          Yöntem

          Çalışmaya, 132 hasta (21–52 yaş); yaş ve cinsiyet uyumlu 61 kontrol dahil edilmiştir. Liebowitz Sosyal Anksiye Ölçeği (LSAÖ), Coopersmith Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği (Coopersmith BSÖ) ve Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) her iki gruba da uygulanmıştır.

          Bulgular

          Hasta ve kontrol grubundaki kişilerin ortalama yaşı sırasıyla, 29,66±11,3 ve 32,16±7,99’dur. LSAÖ, Coopersmith BSÖ ve BDÖ, hasta grubunda kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı oranda farklı bulunmuştur (p<0,05).

          Sonuç

          Bizim sonuçlarımız, sosyal fobi, düşük benlik saygısı ve depresyonun epileptik hastalarda önemli psikiyatrik komorbid faktörler olduğunu göstermiştir. Epilepside psikiyatrik bozukluklar sıklıkla atlanmakta ve iyi tedavi edilmemektedir. Bu nedenle, epilepside komorbid faktörleri tanımlamak ve tedavi etmek, hastaların yaşam kalitesininin iyileştirilmesi için çok önemlidir.

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          Author and article information

          Journal
          Noro Psikiyatr Ars
          Noro Psikiyatr Ars
          Nöro Psikiyatri Arşivi
          Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
          1300-0667
          1309-4866
          December 2013
          1 December 2013
          : 50
          : 4
          : 320-324
          Affiliations
          Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Turkey
          Author notes
          Correspondence Address: Ayşe Kutlu MD, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medical, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Turkey, GSM: +90 532 597 72 24, E-mail: draysekutlu@ 123456yahoo.com
          Article
          PMC5363423 PMC5363423 5363423 npa-50-4-320
          10.4274/Npa.y6374
          5363423
          28360564
          a8ce7847-7f32-4d1a-95dc-57c756fe4c71
          Copyright © 2013 Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
          History
          : 11 November 2011
          : 25 September 2012
          Categories
          Research Article

          epilepsy,Self-esteem,social phobia
          epilepsy, Self-esteem, social phobia

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