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Table 6 The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) among the studied samples

From: Effect of long-term administration of clonazepam, carbamazepine, and valproate on cognitive, psychological, and personality changes in adult epilepsy: a case–control study

Variables

Group 1

N = 35

N (%)

Group 2

N=18

N (%)

Group 3

N=31

N (%)

Group 4

N=15

N (%)

Group 5

N=40

N (%)

P value

HAM-A

 Normal

33 (94.3%)

18 (100%)

21 (67.7%)

15 (100%)

40 (100%)

0.001*

 Mild

1 (2.9%)

0 (0%)

7 (22.6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 Moderate

1 (2.9%)

0 (0%)

3 (9.7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

HDRS

 Normal

16 (45.7%)

3 (16.7%)

5 (16.1%)

3 (20%)

26 (65%)

0.000*

 Mild

11 (31.4%)

12 (66.7%)

4 (12.9%)

9 (60%)

14 (35%)

 

 Moderate

8 (22.9%)

3 (16.7%)

22 (71.0%)

3 (20%)

0 (0%)

 
  1. Group 1: carbamazepine, group 2: valproate, group 3: carbamazepine and clonazepam, group 4: valproate and clonazepam, group 5: epileptic patients without antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), *significant P value