| Epilepsy is the most prevalent chronic CNS disorder
in the general population. Approximately 45
million people are epileptic throughout the world.
The prevalence of depression among these patients is
twice more than individuals suffering from other non
diagnosed or partially treated disabling conditions.1
If
such a consequence of epilepsy is not treated, it could
bring other consequences, such as failure in therapy,
poor quality of life, and social handicaps with higher
morbidity and mortality.2
In this study, the prevalence of
epilepsy, as well as the related risk factors, were studied
using the Beck test as a simple screening tool. |