Psychological interventions in the care of people diagnosed with epilepsy

This article explores psychological interventions in the care of people diagnosed with epilepsy. The paper includes a literature review of the types of psychological interventions and the most effective psychotherapeutic interventions used in epilepsy centres. The focus is on identifying the most effective current methods, techniques, and psychological interventions for improving cognitive, affective, and behavioural processes in subjects with epilepsy. The article reveals the complexity of psychological interventions at the cognitive level which include compensatory strategies in cognitive rehabilitation (memory, attention, and language), psychological strategies at the affective level and psychological techniques at the behavioural level. Thus, we believe that psychological interventions can contribute to increased emotional stability, increased self-confidence, increased compliance with medication, increased trust in medical professionals, openness to society - all of which contribute to increased quality of life for people with epilepsy.