Table 4.

Scales for assessment of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy

Disorder/domain	Validated tools
Depression	NDDI-E
	PHQ-9
	Beck depression inventory-II
	HADS
	MDI
Anxiety	GAD-7
	HADS-A
Personality disorders	BFI
	MMPI-2
Aggression	BDHI
	AQ
Suicidality	Item 4 of the NDDI-E
	Item 9 of the PHQ-9
	MINI suicidality module
Cognitive deficits	MoCA
	MMSE
	WAIS and WISC

NDDI-E – Neurological disorders depression inventory for epilepsy; PHQ-9 – Patient health questionnaire-9; HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MDI – Major depression inventory; GAD-7 – Generalized anxiety disorder-7; HADS-A – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for anxiety; BFI – Bear-Fedio inventory; MMPI-2 – Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2; BDHI – Buss-Durkee hostility inventory; AQ – Aggression questionnaire; MINI – Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview; MoCA – Montreal cognitive assessment; MMSE – Mini–mental state examination; WAIS – Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WISC – Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children