answersLogoWhite

0

Is epilepsy a psychiatric disorder

User Avatar

Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

No. It is the neurological disorder.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Can a person be diagnosed with epilepsy schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?

Absolutely. Schizophrenia patients may also suffer from Bipolar disorder and recent studies show the two psychiatric disorders may share a common genetic cause. Epilepsy is over twice as common among people with Schizophrenia or Bipolar disorder than those without either disorder.


Is epilepsy a cognitive disorder?

No. It is a physical disorder.


What is difference between mental disorder and neurological?

A mental disorder is a mental illness or psychological illness. These are things like schizophrenia and depression. A neurological disorder is a disorder of the body's central nervous system. This includes epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. It should be noted that schizophrenia is often characterized as a neurological disorder, and that psychiatric illnesses are characterized as dysfunctions in thought, behavior, or emotion that lead to dysfunction. Neurological disorders are diseases of the nervous system, which can in-turn, lead to psychiatric symptoms.


What is hysterical conversion reaction?

It is a psychiatric disorder


What is schizo effective disorder?

Psychiatric disorders.


Is epilepsy an autoimmune disorder?

Epilepsy has a wide range of causes. Some of them can be autoimmune, but certainly not all.


How does epilepsy cause impulse control disorder?

cats


What are the three types of sleep disorder?

DyssomniasParasomniasMedical or Psychiatric


Do Serial Cheaters have any psychiatric disorder?

No they don't.


Is borderline personality disorder a psychiatric illness?

YES it is


What psychiatric disorders are associated with marijuana use?

Marijuana has been linked to the onset or worsening of certain psychiatric conditions, including panic disorder, schizophrenia, and depersonalization disorder.


Who discovered Epilepsy and how did heshe discover the genetic disorder?

Epilepsy is not a genetic disorder. It is a physical condition and can have a whole range of causes. Epilepsy has a wide range of forms and has been known of for thousands of years. So it is not really known who discovered it.