Integrative Care for Epilepsy
Integrative approaches to addressing both mental and physical health may be the next step in successful treatment for individuals with epilepsy, according to a presenter at the American Neurologic Association annual meeting.
Mental health problems in epilepsy have a big impact, not the least of which is that anxiety and depression are bigger independent predictors of poor quality of life than seizure frequency.
Heidi Munger Clary, MD, MPH, FACNS, FAES, associate professor of neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, highlighted the significance of mental health in epilepsy treatment.
- Integrative care may address psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy.
- Anxiety and depression are significant predictors of poor quality of life.
Author summary: Integrative care approach may improve epilepsy treatment.
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