Epilepsy and the family: Caregiver stress and effects on siblings

Anxiety. Stress. Depression. They’re common in people with epilepsy – but also common in the families of people with epilepsy. What is it like to care for, and care about, someone with seizures? How do parents and siblings cope, and how can physicians help them?

Read about caregiver stress

Families speak out

Sarah Wilson

"I kind of wish that my epilepsy was back"

Becoming seizure-free through epilepsy surgery might seem like a dream come true. But most people have problems adjusting to the change – problems that medicine may ignore or minimize. Sarah Wilson, PhD, explains more about the “burden of normality” and how it can lead to fractured relationships, depression and suicidality.

Read more about these after-effects of epilepsy surgery

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