Prevalence of Suicidality in Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy at Diagnosis and Over the Following 36 Months

Individuals with epilepsy have increased risk of suicidal ideation (SI) and behaviors when compared with the general population. This relationship has remained largely unexplored in adolescents. We investigated the prevalence of suicidality in adolescents with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy within 4 months of treatment initiation and over the following 36 months.