Objectives: To assess psychopathological symptoms and history of childhood trauma in patients with newly developed psychogenic seizures. Methods: Using validated scales, 178 patients from the general population diagno...Objectives: To assess psychopathological symptoms and history of childhood trauma in patients with newly developed psychogenic seizures. Methods: Using validated scales, 178 patients from the general population diagnosed with newly developed seizures were assessed, at a point in time when the nature of their seizures was yet unknown to either doctors or patients. After standardised neurological examination, 138 patients were diagnosed with non psychogenic seizures (NPS), while 40 patientswere found to have psychogenic seizures (PS). To evaluate possible differences between the genders and the diagnostic groups, univariate analyses of variance were done. Results: PS patients reported significantly more comorbid psychopathological complaints, dissociative experiences, anxiety, and self reported childhood trauma than NPS patients. In addition, PS patients had lower quality of life ratings than NPS patients. These effects were not modulated by gender. Conclusions: The results of the present study indicate that patientswith newly developed PS constitute a group with complex psychopathological features thatwarrant early detection and treatment.展开更多
文摘Objectives: To assess psychopathological symptoms and history of childhood trauma in patients with newly developed psychogenic seizures. Methods: Using validated scales, 178 patients from the general population diagnosed with newly developed seizures were assessed, at a point in time when the nature of their seizures was yet unknown to either doctors or patients. After standardised neurological examination, 138 patients were diagnosed with non psychogenic seizures (NPS), while 40 patientswere found to have psychogenic seizures (PS). To evaluate possible differences between the genders and the diagnostic groups, univariate analyses of variance were done. Results: PS patients reported significantly more comorbid psychopathological complaints, dissociative experiences, anxiety, and self reported childhood trauma than NPS patients. In addition, PS patients had lower quality of life ratings than NPS patients. These effects were not modulated by gender. Conclusions: The results of the present study indicate that patientswith newly developed PS constitute a group with complex psychopathological features thatwarrant early detection and treatment.
