Table 1.

Sample characteristics at baseline and 2 years

Abbreviations: CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Family APGAR = Family Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve; FILE = Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes; FIRM = Family Inventory of Resources for Management; GASE = Global Assessment of Severity of Epilepsy.

^aTwo-thirds of these were absence seizures at both times.

^bOne-third and one-half of these were benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes at baseline and 24 months, respectively.