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. 2011 Aug;58(4):973-88, xii.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.06.001.

Psychiatric concerns in pediatric epilepsy

I Simona Bujoreanu  1 , Patricia Ibeziako, David Ray Demaso
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Psychiatric concerns in pediatric epilepsy

I Simona Bujoreanu et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Pediatric epilepsy is a common, chronic, and challenging physical illness for children and their families. This article provides a medical overview and discusses the cognitive functioning and psychosocial adjustment as well as the psychiatric management for children and adolescents with pediatric epilepsy. The management of these children involves establishing a collaborative health care approach, evaluating academic functioning, considering psychotherapy, and managing psychopharmacologic treatment. A thorough understanding of the biopsychosocial concerns in pediatric epilepsy can enable medical providers and mental health clinicians to promote resiliency and adaptation in children and their families facing troubling seizure disorders.

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  • Psychiatric concerns in pediatric epilepsy.
    Bujoreanu IS, Ibeziako P, DeMaso DR. Bujoreanu IS, et al. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010 Apr;19(2):371-86, x. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.01.001. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010. PMID: 20478505 Review.

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