Webinar for Behavioral Health Providers: Epilepsy and Psychiatric Disorders

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Watch the recording of this webinar.

Originally published on May 2, 2019.

Webinar on Thursday, May 30, 2019, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET

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What is the intersection of epilepsy and psychiatric disorders?

People living with epilepsy have a higher incidence of psychiatric disorders than the general population. Between 25 and 50% of people living with epilepsy will also be diagnosed with a psychiatric comorbidity, the most frequent of which include depression, anxiety and attention deficit disorders in adults and children, and less frequently personality disorders and psychosis in adults.

A better understanding of the intersection of epilepsy and psychiatric disorders will help to improve screening and identification and help providers incorporate appropriate treatment for these disorders.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for behavioral health providers. However, anyone is welcome to attend.

You can positively impact the lives of your patients by increasing your knowledge of epilepsy.

Webinar Overview

This webinar will provide you with an overview of epilepsy and aims to

• Review the epidemiology of psychiatric comorbidities in people with epilepsy
• Provide an insight on the bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and some of the psychiatric disorders
• Review the most important aspects of mood and anxiety disorders in epilepsy
• Review the particular aspects of psychosis in epilepsy
• Describe the temporal relation between psychiatric symptoms and seizures (pre-ictal, ictal, post-ictal) and their impact in the lives of patients
• Outline other causes of psychiatric symptoms in epilepsy
• Review multidisciplinary management strategies
• Review resources available through the Epilepsy Foundation

Moderator

Ron Manderscheid PhD
Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors and National Association for Rural Mental Health

Guest Speakers

Andres M. Kanner MD, FAAN, FANA, FAES
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Chief, Division of Epilepsy
Department of Neurology
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos MD, MSc
Director of Health Communications and Engagement, Epilepsy Foundation
Research Associate, Division of Epilepsy
Department of Neurology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center,
Dartmouth College, NH

This program is made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under cooperative agreement number 1U58DP0026256-03-00, CFDA 93.850. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC.