EC Psychology And Psychiatry

In this context I will try to review the psychological and psychiatric disorders that may occur in patients with epilepsy, which are not taken into account in the management of the patient and therefore with unsatisfactory results [1]. Epilepsy is a global health problem that requires attention, since approximately between 50 and 69 million inhabitants suffer from it and throughout history, they have been discriminated against in many areas of life, being associated with psychiatric comorbidities, with social, psychobiological and economic consequences [2].

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