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The Psychiatric Perspectives of Epilepsy

Received August 24, 1999; accepted September 16, 1999. From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Address reprint requests to Dr. Schwartz, Meyer 121, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287-7144.

Psychiatric conditions occur frequently in epilepsy, and their manifestations are diverse. Evaluation and management require knowledge of disease processes relevant to epilepsy and to psychiatry, as well as the role of other factors that affect the expression of psychiatric illnesses: behaviors, temperament, cognition, and life events. This article describes a comprehensive approach for addressing psychiatric issues in epilepsy patients.

Key Words: Neuropsychiatric Disorders • Epilepsy

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