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Psychological and Psychiatric Assessment in Patients Eligible for Epilepsy Surgery
Sponsor: Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Summary
The aim of the study is to describe the socio-demographic, clinical, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy eligible for epilepsy surgery and any changes in these parameters over time after surgery. Additionally, the study seeks to describe the levels of quality of life, dissociative experiences, prevalence of various psychiatric symptoms, irritability, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and stigma perception in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy eligible for epilepsy surgery and any changes over time after surgery.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2020-12-02
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-02-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
quality of life
The following assessment tools will be proposed to patients: * Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-31)26 * Dissociative Experience Scale (DES)27 * Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90)28 * Irritability Questionnaire (I-EPI)29 * Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)30 * State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Y-1 e Y-2 (STAI)31 * Epilepsy Stigma Scale modificata32 These assessment tools are validated and used universally, and will allow the collection of information on the psychological and psychiatric functioning of the patients.
Locations (1)
Foundation IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute
Milan, Italy