Dissociation in epilepsy: rethinking boundaries between psychiatry and neurology
Epilepsy & Behavior April 2, 2026 Mathieu Dhoisne, Philippe Derambure, Arnaud Leroy
BACKGROUND: Dissociation, a disruption in the coherent integration of experience, is increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant yet underexplored phenomenon in epilepsy. While psychobehavioral symptoms such as anxiety and depression are routinely addressed in epilepsy care, dissociation remains understudied and formal assessment frameworks to better evaluate and integrate dissociative...
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111023 (opens in new tab)
Epilepsy
Dissociation chemistry
Clinical neurology