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Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

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Objective Knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is limited. This study outlines the spectrum and risk of psychiatric disorders in childhood-onset PNES. Methods We performed a nationwide matched cohort study of children and adolescents with PNES 5 to 17 years of age at the time of diagnosis between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2014. Two matched comparison groups were included: children and adolescents with epilepsy (ES) and children and adolescents without PNES or epilepsy, called healthy controls (HC). Outcomes were prevalent psychiatric disorders before index (i.e., date of diagnosis or corresponding date for HC) and incident psychiatric disorders 2 years after index. Relative risks (RRs) were calculated and adjusted for potential confounders. Results We included 384 children and adolescents with validated PNES, 1,152 with ES, and 1,920 HC. Among the cases of PNES, 153 (39.8%) had prevalent psychiatric disorders and 150 (39.1%) had incident psychiatric disorders. Compared to the ES and HC groups, children and adolescents with PNES had elevated risks of both prevalent psychiatric disorders (adjusted RRPNES/ES 1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.59–2.21, adjusted RRPNES/HC 5.54, 95% CI 4.50–6.81) and incident psychiatric disorders (adjusted RRPNES/ES 2.33, 95% CI 1.92–2.83, adjusted RRPNES/HC 8.37, 95% CI 6.31–11.11). A wide spectrum of specific psychiatric disorders displayed elevated RRs. Conclusions Children and adolescents with PNES are at higher risk of a wide range of psychiatric disorders compared to children and adolescents with ES and HC. A careful psychiatric evaluation is warranted to optimize and individualize treatment.

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Authors
Hansen, A. S., Rask, C. U., Christensen, A.-E., Rodrigo-Domingo, M., Christensen, J., & Nielsen, R. E.
Affiliations
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • From Psychiatry (A.S.H., A.-E.C., M.R.-D., R.E.N.), Aalborg University Hospital; Department of Clinical Medicine (A.S.H., R.E.N.), Aalborg University; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (C.U.R.), Research Unit, and Department of Neurology (J.C.), Aarhus University Hospital; and Department of Clinical Medicine (C.U.R., J.C.), Aarhus University, Denmark.
Venue
Neurology
Published
2021-08-03
Volume
97
Issue
5
Pages
e464-e475
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W3164089143
Cited by
35
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41
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3
FWCI
4.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF16OC0 019126)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, mental illness, adolescents, epilepsy, prevalence, incidence, psychiatric comorbidity, psychiatric risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Mental Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Denmark, Dissociative Disorders, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Registries, Seizures, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, International Classification of Diseases

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