Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy on quality of life in epileptic patients

Background and Objective: Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders that affects quality of life and social performance of patients. The worldwide prevalence of epilepsy is variable, estimated at 10//1,000 people, and access to treatment is also variable.This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy on quality of life improvement in epileptic patients.Materials and Methods: In this review article we try to collect the result of researches which are about how effective cognitive behavior therapy is by searching in internal reliable database(google scholar,SID) , external reliable database (scienced direct,pubmed) and by using related key words.Findings: People with chronic diseases such as epilepsy are at the risk of psychiatric disorders more than others .Collecting the result of researches show us the positive effect of CBT on overall improvement of the quality of life , growth of mental health , decreasing the problems that caused by stressors which are related to epilepsy. In most of articles CBT does nt affect cognitive problems and physical health. Conclusion: Eventually ,it is suggested that it s better to use cognitive behavior therapy as a complementary method beside pharmacotherapy to improve the treatment of epilepsy.