Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130100100]Researchers: Dr Nigel Jones (Future Fellowship )
Brief description Psychiatric disorders in epilepsy. Psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety and cognitive disorders, are frequently observed in patients with epilepsy. Although standard dogma suggests that psychiatric disorders are a consequence of living with epilepsy, recent evidence suggests a bidirectional relationship between these disorders, such that depression and other psychiatric illnesses act as risk factors for epilepsy development. This project will utilise basic science approaches to understand the causal relationships between epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, and determine how and why psychiatric disorders and epilepsy co-exist. It is hoped that research conducted in this project will develop novel avenues to treatment of both epilepsy and psychiatric disorders.
Funding Amount $755,320
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT130100100
- ARC : FT130100100