Common mental disorders and its determinants among epileptic patients at an outpatient epileptic clinic in Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that is highly predisposed to a variety of mental health problems due to its huge biological, social and psychological burdens. Despite this, there is a paucity of research in this area. Therefore, assessing common mental disorders and its determinants am...

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Published in:International journal of mental health systems 2019-12, Vol.13 (1), p.76-76, Article 76
Main Authors: Wubie, Mengesha Birkie, Alebachew, Mogesie Necho, Yigzaw, Asmare Belete
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism
Analysis
Anxiety disorders
Common mental disorders
Comorbidity
Convulsions & seizures
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Drug abuse
Drug dependence
Drug use
Emotional disorders
Epilepsy
Ethiopia
Factors
Health
Health aspects
Marriage
Medical research
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mentally ill persons
Mood disorders
Patient compliance
Patients
Public health
Public health movements
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Sample size
Social support
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition that is highly predisposed to a variety of mental health problems due to its huge biological, social and psychological burdens. Despite this, there is a paucity of research in this area. Therefore, assessing common mental disorders and its determinants among epileptic patients would be of great importance. This study was aimed to asses prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among people with epilepsy attending Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia, 2019. Institutional based analytic cross-sectional study design was utilized from January to February 2019 at Felegehiwot Referral Hospital among 422 epileptic patients who were diagnosed clinically and on follow up treatment. Systematic random sampling was applied to recruit participants. Interviewer based and pretested Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 was used to screen common mental illness with a cut-off point 7 and above as having a common mental disorder. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis with 95% CI were computed and variables with p 
ISSN:1752-4458
1752-4458
DOI:10.1186/s13033-019-0333-4