The Epidemiology of the Comorbidity of Epilepsy in the General Population

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Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy: A Population‐Based Analysis (2007, methodology): “We obtained prevalence rates similar to those studies using questionnaires to screen for depression (Edeh and Toone, 1987; Mensah et al., 2006) and also to studies using ICD coding and administrative data (Gaitatzis et al., 2004b).”
Epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidity: A nationally representative population‐based study (2012, background): “First, because socioeconomic disadvantage and health problems are common in people with epilepsy (Scambler & Hopkins, 1980; Gaitatzis et al., 2004a) as well as psychiatric disorders (Muntaner et al., 2004; Prince et al., 2007), confounding by these factors may explain the observed relationships,…”
The global burden and stigma of epilepsy. (2008, background): “There is also comorbidity with other systemic diseases [30] and increased psychosocial problems [31].”
Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2019, background): “Fourth, epilepsy is correlated with somatic and psychiatric comorbidities 34 and injuries, 35 as well as a host of diseases associated with stigma and poverty.”