Suicidality and Epilepsy: A Complex Relationship that Remains Misunderstood and Underestimated

Abstract

Suicidality in people with epilepsy is significantly more frequent than in the general population. The relation between suicidality and epilepsy is multifactorial and bidirectional. The purpose of this review is to highlight the most important psychiatric, pharmacologic, and epilepsy-related variables linked to the increased suicidal risk among these patients.