Suicide in Epilepsy

It has been found that the suicide rate for epileptics is 4, 5, or 7 times that of the general population, depending on the study. Epileptics are high risks due to difficulties with housing, schooling, employment, social relations, psychiatric disturbances & anticonvulsant drugs. The risk can be lessened by education, watching for psychiatric disturbances & monitoring the amounts of drugs prescribed for epileptics.(RH)