Researchers have found that cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, along with improving their overall quality of life.

A seizure is an event where you lose control of your body, convulse, and may lose consciousness. There are two types: epileptic and nonepileptic. Psychological issues can also cause ‘pseudoseizures,’ ...

New research by clinical psychologists from Arizona State University and the United Kingdom has revealed seizures that could be mistaken for epilepsy are linked to feelings of anxiety. The team of ...

A recent study found that patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures experienced seizures significantly earlier than patients with epileptic seizures. Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic ...

About 8 to 10 percent of people will have a seizure during their lifetime, but that doesn’t mean they have epilepsy. Many of those people never have another seizure. (1) One study followed people who ...

When Sarah Jay had her first seizure, she was in her mid-20s and working a high-stress job at a call center in Springfield, Mo. "I was going to go on break," she says. "I was heading towards the ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (KFSN) -- Chronic anxiety can have a powerful impact on the body, causing severe headaches, digestive disorders, and a weakened immune system. It can also be one cause of a little-known ...

Seizure phobia occurs in nearly one-third of people with epilepsy (PWE), but was mainly associated with variables not related to epilepsy, based on data from 69 adults. Anxiety and depression are ...