ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2018
Determinants of depression among people with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of depression among adult patients with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2025.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of life and associated factors among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among patients with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a national-based systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the association between epilepsy and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Association of depression and epilepsy in rural northern Rwanda: a prospective longitudinal study with a patient-centered approach.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2026Article
- Stigmas in Epilepsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of epilepsy research · 2025Review
- Depression and associated factors among people with epilepsy at Wolaita Sodo University Hospital, South Ethiopia.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of depressive symptom and its associated factors among epilepsy patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Effect of Mobile Health Applications on Improving Self-Management Knowledge and Seizure Control in Epilepsy Patients: A Scoping Review.Healthcare informatics research · 2024Article
- Lived experience of young people with epilepsy in Bahir Dar city government hospitals, Ethiopia, a qualitative interview study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Risk analysis of depression among adult patients with epilepsy of different sex: a retrospective single-center study from China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Magnitude of common mental disorders and associated factors among patients with Epilepsy in Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Double stigma in mental health: epilepsy and mental illness.BJPsych open · 2020Article
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of anti-epileptic medication non-adherence among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2020Review
- Common mental illness among epilepsy patients in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is the most frequently and highly occurring mental disorders in epilepsy patients. When depression is comorbid with epilepsy, it leads to low employment and poor quality of life. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depression among people living with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia.
methodsInstitution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2015 at Amanuel Mental Specialized and TikurAnbesa Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Samples of 422 epilepsy patients were selected, and data on depression were collected using validated questionnaire using face-to-face interview technique. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess predictors of depression.
resultsThe study indicated that the prevalence of depression among people with epilepsy was 43.8%. Factors associated with depression were being female (AOR 2.48; 95% CI, 1.61.3.81), being single (AOR 2.23; 95% CI 1.38-3.60), perceived stigma (AOR 2.47; 95% CI 1.59-3.83), medication adherence (AOR 2.85; 95% CI 1.64-4.96), and current substance use (AOR 2.10; 95% CI 1.34-3.30).
conclusionThere is a high prevalence of depression among epilepsy patients. Early detection and prompt management of depressive symptoms are critically important in reducing depression burden among people living with epilepsy.
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