TY - JOUR
T1 - The perceived health status of people with psychologically derived non-epileptic attact disorder and epilepsy
T2 - A comparative study
AU - Al Marzooqi, Suad M.
AU - Baker, Gus A.
AU - Reilly, James
AU - Salmon, Peter
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - While a wealth of literature describes the short and longer term impact of living with epilepsy, there is, in contrast, very little information about the impact of psychologically derived non-epileptic attack disorder (PNEAD). In the absence of any physical disease, some clinicians may assume that this group requires little help. However, evidence suggests that there maybe a significant impact. Therefore, this study has set out to document the effects on perceived health status of PNEAD. We compared 97 people with PNEAD with a sample, case matched for age and gender, of 97 people who had been previously diagnosed with epilepsy. A questionnaire was administered to both groups requesting information about their perceived overall health (SF-36) and their clinical and demographic status. PNEAD patients described a significantly poorer profile of perceived health compared with the epilepsy group. People with PNEAD have substantially impaired perceived health status, to the extent of feeling in poorer health than people with organically explained epilepsy. Clinical interventions are necessary that can improve their perceived health.
AB - While a wealth of literature describes the short and longer term impact of living with epilepsy, there is, in contrast, very little information about the impact of psychologically derived non-epileptic attack disorder (PNEAD). In the absence of any physical disease, some clinicians may assume that this group requires little help. However, evidence suggests that there maybe a significant impact. Therefore, this study has set out to document the effects on perceived health status of PNEAD. We compared 97 people with PNEAD with a sample, case matched for age and gender, of 97 people who had been previously diagnosed with epilepsy. A questionnaire was administered to both groups requesting information about their perceived overall health (SF-36) and their clinical and demographic status. PNEAD patients described a significantly poorer profile of perceived health compared with the epilepsy group. People with PNEAD have substantially impaired perceived health status, to the extent of feeling in poorer health than people with organically explained epilepsy. Clinical interventions are necessary that can improve their perceived health.
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Health-status
KW - Non-epileptic attact disorder
KW - Non-epileptic seizures
KW - Pseudoseizures
KW - Psychologically derived non-epileptic attact disorder
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U2 - 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00158-4
DO - 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00158-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 15129833
AN - SCOPUS:1242342046
SN - 1059-1311
VL - 13
SP - 71
EP - 75
JO - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
JF - Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
IS - 2
ER -