Risk Factors for Comorbid Psychopathology in Youth with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

Highlights • Youth with psychogenic seizures have different risks for psychopathology than siblings. • Known risk factors for depression were not found in PNES youth. • Lower IQ, anxiety sensitivity increased the likelihood of PTSD in PNES youth.

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Published in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2016-05, Vol.38, p.32-37
Main Authors: Plioplys, Sigita, MD, Doss, Julia, PsyD, Siddarth, Prabha, PhD, Bursch, Brenda, PhD, Falcone, Tatiana, MD, Forgey, Marcy, MD, Hinman, Kyle, MD, LaFrance, W. Curt, MD, Laptook, Rebecca, PhD, Shaw, Richard J., MD, Weisbrot, Deborah M., MD, Willis, Matthew D., MD, Caplan, Rochelle, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety
Child
Children
Comorbidity
Depression
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Neurology
Psychogenic
Psychopathology
Psychophysiologic Disorders - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Seizures
Seizures - epidemiology
Siblings
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Summary:Highlights • Youth with psychogenic seizures have different risks for psychopathology than siblings. • Known risk factors for depression were not found in PNES youth. • Lower IQ, anxiety sensitivity increased the likelihood of PTSD in PNES youth.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2016.03.012