PURPOSE Depression is common in adults with epilepsy and an important factor that affects quality of life in these individuals. However, there are few studies on the interactions between epilepsy and family factors in adults and we here investigate this association. METHODS This cross-sectional, multicenter study collected data on 391 adults with epilepsy and their caregivers recruited from 2...

The increased scope and complexity of tasks that people perform as part of their routine work has led to growing interest in the development of intelligent personal assistive agents that can aid a human in managing and performing tasks. As part of their operation, such agents should be able to anticipate user needs, opportunities, and problems, and then act on their own initiative to address th...

OBJECTIVE Medical training is considered a significant stress factor. We sought to assess the prevalence and intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in medical students and compare samples of first-year and sixth-year students. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study of first- and sixth-year medical students who attended classes regularly. The study instruments were a sociodemographic qu...