Mental health articles

Medical treatment of seizures in people with intellectual disabilities is the same as for people without intellectual disabilities. However, it might be more difficult to achieve control over the seizures. The seizures may also be more severe and more frequent. Often a person with intellectual disabilities and epilepsy has physical disabilities and mental health problems. […]

Things to remember when dealing with a person who has had a seizure • Seizures are a sudden, and brief, change in the behaviour or conscious state of the person. • Epilepsy most often starts before the age of 30; someone with a first-ever seizure after the age of 30 may suffer from a serious […]

The vast majority of seizures are self-limited. Thus, even if you did nothing at all, the person will almost always completely recover after the seizure. During the seizure, your main objective is to ensure that the person does not injure herself. Do the following: • If possible, try to turn her on to her side. […]