Neurol TherCheck tohttps::/ldoi.org/10.1007/s40120-023-00437-0updatesORIGINAL RESEARCHProposed Recommendations for the Managementof Depression in Adults with Epilepsy:An ExpertConsensusVicente Villanueva Jesus Artal Clara-Isabel Cabeza-Alvarez Dulce CamposAscensi6 n Castillo·Gerardo Fle6rezD·Manuel Franco-Martin·Maria Paz Garcia-Portilla·Beatriz G.Giraldez·Francisco Gotor·Luis Gutierrez-.Rojas·Albert Molins Albanell·Gonzalo Paniagua·Luis Pintor·Juan Jose Poza·Teresa Rubio-.Granero·Manuel Toledo Diego Tortosa-Conesa Juan Rodriguez-Uranga.Julio BobesReceived:November 30,2022/Accepted:January 9,2023The Author(s)2023ABSTRACTdevelop practical recommendations for keyissues in the management of depression in PWE.Introduction:Experts agree that there is a needMethods:This was a qualitative study con-for protocols to guide health professionals onducted in four steps:(1)development of ahow to best manage psychiatric comorbiditiesquestionnaire on the management of depres-in patients with epilepsy (PWE).We aimed tosion in PWE to be answered;(2)literature reviewand,if evidence from guidelines/consensus orsystematic reviews was available,drafting initialSupplementary Information The online versionrecommendations;(3)a nominal groupcontains supplementary material available at https://methodology for reviewing initial recommen-doi.og/10.i007540120-023-00437-0.dations and formulating new recommendationsV.VillanuevaM.Franco-MartinRefractory Epilepsy Unit,Neurology Service,Psychiatry Department,Zamora Hospital (ComplejoHospital Universitario y Politecnico la Fe,Valencia,Asistencial de Zamora),Zamora,SpainSpainM.P.Garcia-PortillaJ.Atal(☒)Psychiatry Department,University of Oviedo,ISPA,Psychiatry Department,Hospital UniversitarioMarques de Valdecilla,Av.de Valdecilla,25,39008CIBERSAM,INEUROPA,and Mental Health Servicesof Principality of Asturias,Oviedo,SpainSantander,Spaine-mail:jesusartalsimon@gmail.comB.G.GiraldezNeurology Department,Hospital UniversitarioC.-I.Cabeza-AlvarezFundacion Jimenez Diaz,Madrid,SpainNeurology Department,Hospital Universitario deToledo,Toledo,SpainF.GotorPsychiatry Department,School of Medicine,D.CamposUniversity Hospital Virgen del Rocio,Seville,SpainNeurology Department,University Clinical Hospitalof Valladolid,Valladolid,SpainL.Gutierrez-RojasPsychiatry Department,Hospital San Cecilio,A.CastilloGranada,SpainNeurology Department,Consorcio Hospital GeneralUniversitario Valencia,Valencia,SpainA.M.AlbanellNeurology Department,Hospital de Girona-Salt,G.FlorezSalt,SpainPsychiatry Department,Addiction Treatment Unit,Orense,Spain△AdisPublished online:24 January 2023
