Determinants of Depression in Epileptic Patients in Pakistan

Abstract

The present research is an endeavor to study the determinants of depression among patients with epilepsy in Pakistan. For this purpose, 100 diagnosed epileptic patients (N=100), having an equal number of male (n=50) and female (n=50) were selected from the indoor and outdoor patient departments of different hospitals. The age range of the epileptic patients was 12-70 years. Siddique Shah Depression scale (SSDS, 1992) was used to measure the depression among epileptic patients. The level of depression was found to be highest in women, being in early adulthood phase of life, being single, employed and not having a significant family history.