CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION GATEWAY: PARENT EDUCATION
In spite of remarkable progress in drug therapy,
childhood and adolescent epilepsy is often a
distressing condition lasting several years before
possible recovery. Adaptation problems to the
disease and also to health recovery are likely to
occur. Stigma and discrimination may persist also
after recovery.
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Depression in children and adolescents with
epilepsy is a common but often unrecognized
disorder. Both epilepsy and depression are
characterized by a chronic course and poor long-
term psychosocial outcome. Educating parents
about mood disorders may allow them to be more
receptive to psychiatric treatment for their child
or themselves. The early identification and
treatment of...
