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Social cognition, psychiatric comorbidities, and quality of life in adults with epilepsy.

Yogarajah, M; Mula, M (2019) Social cognition, psychiatric comorbidities, and quality of life in adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav, 100 (Pt B). p. 106321. ISSN 1525-5069 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.017
SGUL Authors: Mula, Marco

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Abstract

Deficits in social cognition are an increasingly recognized complication of epilepsy and contribute to the deficits in social functioning and well-being experienced by patients with epilepsy. Although there has been an increase in studies exploring the measurement and biology of social cognition in patients with epilepsy, there are relatively few examining its clinical implications. Those studies that have been published highlight that social cognitive deficits contribute to impaired quality of life (QoL) in patients with epilepsy, independent of other comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, seizure frequency, and impairment in other cognitive domains. This raises the possibility of novel therapeutic approaches to improving the social well-being of patients with epilepsy.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywords: Comorbidities, Epilepsy, Quality of life, Social cognition, Theory of Mind, 1103 Clinical Sciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE )
Journal or Publication Title: Epilepsy Behav
ISSN: 1525-5069
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
November 2019Published
26 June 2019Published Online
16 May 2019Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
PubMed ID: 31253548
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/111409
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.017

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