Anxiety and depression in people with epilepsy during and one year after the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic
This study examined anxiety and depression in patients with epilepsy (PWE) during the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Mexico. Using the HADS-A and HADS-D scales, 115 patients were assessed over a year. Results showed that 48.69% had anxiety and 29.56% had depression, with both increasing to 50.64% and 36.36%, respectively, after one year. The only significant finding was that patients on anxiolytic or antidepressant medication had lower scores for anxiety and depression. The study concludes that anxiety and depression in PWE worsened during the pandemic and persisted despite treatment.
Authors
- Mario A. Sebastián‐Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3431-0448)
- Arnold Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-6004)
- Daniel Crail‐Meléndez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7272-8119)
- Mijail Adán Rivas-Cruz
- Iris E. Martínez‐Juárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-5312)
- Jimena Armenta‐Báez
- Salvador Martínez‐Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5783-9734)
- Aurelio Jara‐Prado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-3744)
- Andrea Santos‐Peyret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-3236)
- Karen E. Guzmán‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-8739)
- Adriana Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-2984)
- Ángel Alberto Ruíz-Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-0935)
- Jimena González-Salido
- Santiago Philibert‐Rosas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2521-334X)
- Jimena Colado-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0651-5198)
- Erik Rodrigo VELÁSQUEZ-CORIA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9152-8840)
- Elizabeth M. Ruiz‐Peñaflor
- Emilia M. González‐Villagómez
- Irving Fuentes‐Calvo
- Eithel A. Valenzuela-Mendívil
Institutions
- Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres (MX)
- Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (MX)
- Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN)
- Pemex (Mexico) (MX)
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia Open
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13097
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93