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Purpose: Epilepsy morbidity is a high, chronic disease. Our study aims to investigate the scores of anxiety and depression in epileptic children and their mothers and the role of parental attitudes in these children. The study included 35 children and mothers with epilepsy. The control group was formed from 35 healthy children and mothers of age and gender similar to the working group. Patients and control groups have used children’s behavior styles inventory, family life and child-education attitude scale (PARI), Beck depression inventory (BDE), Beck anxiety inventory (BAE), Revised child anxiety and depression scale-Ebeveyn version (RCADS-P) scales. Results: There was no statistically meaningful difference between mother anxiety and depression scores. There was no significant difference between the total and low scale scores of anxiety and depression among the children of the study and control group in terms of RCADS-P. In the patient group, the control/controll scale of the inventory of childbirth styles was statistically significantly high, while the psychological self-sufficiency scale was lower. PARI’s extreme protective maternity and pressure/discipline low scale score rates were significantly higher in the patient group. Result: Mothers of epileptic children may be excessively protective or authority. Excessive protective or authorized parents' attitudes in children can cause loss of self-confidence. Therefore, in addition to the treatment of children with epilepsy, it is also necessary to pay attention to the correction of their parents' wrong attitudes.

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