Tantsura L. M., Dubenko A. Ye., Pylypets O. Yu., Tretiakov D. V., Herasymova K. M., Tantsura Ye. O., Lukiantseva O. Yu., Tkachenko V. I., Gekova M. V.

STUDY OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH EPILEPSY, OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, AND THEIR PARENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF MILITARY ACTION IN UKRAINE

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Tantsura L. M., Dubenko A. Ye., Pylypets O. Yu., Tretiakov D. V., Herasymova K. M., Tantsura Ye. O., Lukiantseva O. Yu., Tkachenko V. I., Gekova M. V.

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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

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A study was conducted to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents with various forms of epilepsy and their parents compared with a control group (patients with non-paroxysmal and non-progressive central nervous system disorders and their parents) under the conditions of martial law in the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. It has been established that adolescents with epilepsy are significantly less likely to show low levels of depression compared to the control group, and adolescents with epilepsy have an almost three times higher proportion of moderate depression compared to adolescents in the control group. Only in the group of patients with epilepsy were cases of high depression recorded, thus, the presence of epilepsy is a significant additional factor of vulnerability in wartime. Significant differences in depression levels were found between mothers of adolescents with epilepsy and other neurological pathologies. Among mothers of patients in the main group, only 14.29% of survey results corresponded to the level of “no depression or minimal symptoms.” The proportion of cases of severe depression is significantly higher among mothers of adolescents with epilepsy. Thus, it has been shown that mothers of adolescents with epilepsy experience symptoms of depression of varying severity significantly more often than those in the control group. The need for widespread practical application of screening methods for diagnosing depression has been demonstrated, both for adolescents with epilepsy and other neurological pathologies and for their parents, as well as the detailed development and dissemination of individualized psychocorrectional approaches for adolescents with epilepsy and their parents, taking into account the conditions of martial law.

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«Bulletin of problems biology and medicine», 2025 Issue 4, 179, 201-211 pages, index UDC 616.89-008.441.44–053.6:616.8:355.48(477)

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10.29254/2077-4214-2025-4-179-201-211