Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables of Depression among Patients with Epilepsy in a Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Nigeria

Table 2

Comparison of the psychological characteristics of the study participants in the depressed and nondepressed groups ().

Variables	Depression group (%) ()	No depression ()		D. F	value
Fear of having seizure
No	20 (57.1)	290
Yes	15 (42.9)	75	9.12	1	<0.01
Seizure worry
No	10 (28.6)	210
Yes	25 (71.4)	155	10.84	1	<0.01
Change in lifestyle
No	6 (17.1)	210
Yes	29 (82.9)	155	20.98	1	<0.001
Social support
Reduced	6 (17.1)	42
No change	15 (42.9)	165	0.97	2	0.62
Increased	14 (40.0)	158
Family history of mental illness
No	20 (57.1)	292
Yes	15 (42.9)	73	9.72	1	<0.01