Exploring the association between epilepsy and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shao-kun Qin, Zi-xian Yang, Zhen-wei Guan, Jin-hu Zhang, Xin Ping, Ye Lu and Lin Pei

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: Objective: This study offers meta-analytic data on the potential association between epilepsy and depression especially for the prevalence of depression in epilepsy or vice versa. Methods: The relevant studies were searched and identified from nine electronic databases. Studies that mentioned the prevalence and/or incidence of epilepsy and depression were included. Hand searches were also included. The search language was English and the search time was through May 2022. Where feasible, random-effects models were used to generate pooled estimates. Results: After screening electronic databases and other resources, 48 studies from 6,234 citations were included in this meta-analysis. The period prevalence of epilepsy ranged from 1% to 6% in patients with depression. In population-based settings, the pooled period prevalence of depression in patients with epilepsy was 27% (95% CI, 23–31) and 34% in clinical settings (95% CI, 30–39). Twenty studies reported that seizure frequency, low income, unemployment of the patients, perception of stigma, anxiety, being female, unmarried status, disease course, worse quality of life, higher disability scores, and focal-impaired awareness seizures were risk factors for depression. Conclusion: Our study found that epilepsy was associated with an increased risk of depression. Depression was associated with the severity of epilepsy.

Date: 2022
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