Sexuality features as ego-function in patients with epilepsy

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of sexual health of epileptic patients, emphasis is placed on its psychological component. The authors present the results of their research devoted to the study of sexuality as Ego-function in patients with epilepsy, which was conducted on a sample of 102 persons (52 patients with a verified diagnosis of «epilepsy» and 50 conditionally healthy respondents) at the age from 19 to 45 years. It was noted that patients with epilepsy suffer from underdevelopment of structural functions, which complicates the formation of mature sexuality.

Keywords

• epilepsy
• sexual relations
• humane function
• ego-structure