Suicide: Incidence, Psychopathology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Dietrich Blumer Introduction Suicide among patients with epilepsy has been widely recognized as a serious problem. In modern times, its frequency appears to approach…

Psychiatric Disorders in Children Rochelle Caplan Christopher Gillberg David W. Dunn Sarah J. Spence Introduction The psychiatric and social aspects of epilepsy in childhood reflect the complex interaction of both…

Psychiatry and Surgical Treatment Steffi C. Koch-Stoecker Kousuke Kanemoto Introduction More than half a century after its development, epilepsy surgery has become a routine procedure, especially for resection of mesiotemporal…

Psychiatric Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Bettina Schmitz Introduction Central effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are not restricted to the modulation of cortical excitability. AEDs may also modify systems that…

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures and Epilepsy W. Curt LaFrance Jr. Andres M. Kanner Tim Betts Introduction Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are similar to epileptic seizures (ES) in that they present as…

Anxiety Disorders Andres M. Kanner Alan B. Ettinger Introduction Anxiety disorders are common in people with chronic medical disorders, including people with epilepsy (PWE). While population-based studies have suggested prevalence…

Affective Disorders Andres M. Kanner Dietrich Blumer Introduction Mood disorders are the most common comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with epilepsy, but their real incidence and prevalence have yet to be…

Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses Michael R. Trimble Bettina Schmitz Introduction Because the brain is the central organ that regulates behavior, a change of behavior may come about with disturbances of…

Personality Disorders in Epilepsy Orrin Devinsky Charles Vorkas William B. Barr Bruce P. Hermann Introduction At the turn of the 20th century, most of the lay and professional communities believed…