[Therapeutic education and information]

Abstract

The authors show that therapeutic education of the epileptic patient and his proxies is necessary but not yet organized for drug-resistant epilepsy; the objectives of this education are detailed after looking at the current status and the needs. The authors insist on the necessity of a global consideration of the patient: subjective and organic as well, taking into account the psychological and social dimensions and the experiences of the patient. The need of a specific formation for the physician and other health workers is emphasized, awaiting a status for therapeutic education. The authors propose a project of therapeutic education of the patient suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy.