EpUp Study: A Pilot Intervention for People with Epilepsy & Depression

About one third of people with epilepsy experience comorbid depression. UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) uses mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles to treat depression in people with epilepsy. The EpUp study aimed to examine outcomes of UPLIFT versus EpINFO, an epilepsy information and self-management program. The effects of these distance-delivery, group intervention programs were studied in adults with epilepsy and self-reported depressive symptoms.

约三分之一患有癫痫的人同时患有抑郁症。UPLIFT（通过实践与学习提升积极思维）项目采纳正念为基础的认知行为治疗（CBT）原理，旨在治疗癫痫患者的抑郁症。EpUp研究旨在探究UPLIFT与EpINFO（癫痫信息及自我管理项目）之间的疗效对比。该研究对癫痫成人患者及自我报告有抑郁症状的患者，研究了这两种远程交付、团体干预项目的效果。