Table 2.
- Past psychiatric history of patients. Reasons of not seeing a psychiatrist in the past:
| Suggested reasons: | n | (%) | order |
|---|---|---|---|
| I do not suffer psychologically and I do not need a psychiatrist | 158 | (81.4) | 1st |
| I suffer psychologically, but I need psychological and social support inside the epilepsy center, not going to psychiatric clinics outside the center | 9 | (4.6) | 2nd |
| I suffer psychologically, but I think I do not need a psychiatrist | 6 | (3.1) | 3rd |
| I suffer psychologically, but I avoid seeing a psychiatrist for fear of society’s perception | 5 | (2.6) | 4th |
| I suffer psychologically but I do not have access to a psychiatrist | 3 | (1.5) | |
| I did not think about it | 3 | (1.5) | |
| I do not need a psychiatrist because I suffer for short period | 2 | (1.0) | |
| I suffer psychologically, but I did not think that I would go to a psychiatrist | 2 | (1.0) | |
| Because I think what I feel is the effects of epilepsy medications | 2 | (1.0) | |
| Because I think I only need care from my family | 1 | (.5) | |
| I fear from psychiatric medications side effects | 1 | (.5) | |
| I left it because I did not benefit from it | 1 | (.5) | |
| I got help from a life coach | 1 | (.5) |