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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Epilepsy and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures

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Abstract

Children with epilepsy experience adjustment and coping issues related to being diagnosed with a chronic illness. They are also at increased risk for comorbid attention problems, anxiety, and depression. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), events that involve symptoms that may appear to be seizures but do not have associated epileptic brain activity, often represent a diagnosis of conversion disorder. PNES are typically very impairing and require psychological treatment. This chapter will provide an overview of the cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches for youth with epilepsy and PNES and highlight the treatment components with a case example.

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    All cases in this chapter are confabulated.

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    Karla K. Fehr & Meghan M. D. Littles

  2. Minnesota Epilepsy Group and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, St Paul, MN, USA

    Julia Doss

  3. United Family Medicine Residency, St. Paul, Eagan, MN, USA

    Abby Hughes-Scalise

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Fehr, K.K., Doss, J., Hughes-Scalise, A., Littles, M.M.D. (2019). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Epilepsy and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures. In: Friedberg, R.D., Paternostro, J.K. (eds) Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Medical Conditions. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21683-2_19

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