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Elsevier, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 5(59), p. 269-274

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.04.001

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Do depression symptoms predict seizure frequency--or vice versa?

Journal article published in 2005 by Ajay Thapar ORCID, Roland M Harold G. Thapar A., Martin Roland, Gordon Harold
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test a theoretical explanatory model of the relationship between depression symptom scores and seizure frequency in people with epilepsy. METHODS: A community-based sample of adults with active epilepsy provided information on depression symptom scores and seizure frequency at two time points, 1 year apart. RESULTS: One thousand two hundred ten patients completed the initial questionnaire, and 976 of these individuals (80.7%) completed the final questionnaire. Depression scores and seizure frequency were significant predictors of each other, both within (beta = .07, P