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Stress, epilepsy, and psychiatric comorbidity: How can animal models inform the clinic?

Jones, Nigel C., O'Brien, Terence J.·2013·Epilepsy & Behavior

Abstract

Psychiatric complaints afflict many patients with epilepsy, and these contribute significantly to the impaired quality of life experienced by sufferers of this common group of neurological conditions. Psychiatric disorders in epilepsy patients are under-diagnosed and under-treated. Moreover, evidence suggests that the psychiatric disorders may act as risk factors for some types of epilepsy and exacerbate disease progression in established cases, promoting the case for a bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and psychopathology. While cause and effect relationships can be difficult to establish in human studies, appropriate animal models provide valuable tools with which to study the interactions between epilepsy and stress-related disorders. Indeed, many epilepsy models exhibit behavioral phenotypes which are reflective of psychiatric disorders, and, conversely, stressful environments appear to promote a vulnerability to developing epilepsy. This review summarizes this research area, exploring the behavioral phenotypes in animal models of epilepsy and then examining the influence of stressful environments on susceptibility to seizures and epilepsy. The ultimate goal of this line of research is to be able to translate these findings to humans. Understanding the relationships between epilepsy and associated psychiatric disorders will facilitate effective treatment of mood disorders in epilepsy, inform about the pathophysiology of each individually, and potentially open up novel therapeutic disease-modifying strategies for patients with epilepsy.

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Authors
Jones, N. C., & O'Brien, T. J.
Affiliations
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
Corresponding author
Jones, Nigel C.
Venue
Epilepsy & Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-03
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
363-369
ISSN
1525-5050 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2086067719
Cited by
44
References
126
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Epilepsy & Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
epilepsy, psychiatric comorbidity, stress, animal models of epilepsy, behavioral phenotypes, mood disorders, seizure susceptibility, disease-modifying therapy, quality of life
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Disease Models, Animal, Epilepsy, Humans, Stress, Psychological, Comorbidity

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