| Author’s name, year of publication | Country | Setting | Study design | Sample size | Types of epilepsy | Diagnostic method for comorbid mental disorder | Outcome measurement instrument |
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1 | Abadiga M et al., 2019 [26] | Ethiopia | Public hospital | Cross-sectional | 392 | Focal and generalised | HADS | WHOQOL-BREF |
2 | Addis et al., 2021 [23] | Ethiopia | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 370 | – | HADS | QOLIE-31 |
3 | Adebayo et al., 2014 [35] | Nigeria | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 102 | Focal seizure & Generalized | BDI | QOLIE-31 |
4 | Alanis et al., 2005 [53] | Mexico | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 401 | Focal seizure & generalized | Clinician diagnosis of depression | QOLIE-31 |
5 | Ayanada et al., 2020 [40] | Nigeria | Tertiary hospital; | Cross-sectional | 74 | – | MINI +  | WHOQOL-BREF |
6 | Baniya et al., 2021 [49] | India | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 352 | Generalised and focal | BDI-II | WHOQOL-BREF |
7 | Camara-Lemorroy, 2017 [28] | Mexico | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 73 | Focal with or without generalization | BDI, BAI, | QOLIE-10 |
8 | Chen et al., 2018 [29] | China | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 47 | TLE | SDS, SAS | QOLIE-31 |
9 | Ertem 2017 [36] | Turkey | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 60 | MTLE JME | SCID | QOLIE-89 |
10 | Espinosa-Jovel, 2016 [52] | Colombia | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 220 | Focal seizure & generalized | NDDI-E | QOLIE-10 |
11 | Kanchanatawan B, 2012 [42] | Thailand | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 120 | – | HAMD | WHO-QOL-BREF |
12 | Kassie et al., 2021 [24] | Ethiopia | Primary and tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 395 | GTC & focal | PHQ-4 | QOLIE-31 |
13 | Lu Y et al., 2021 [30] | China | Tertiary Hospital | Cross-sectional | 148 | Generalized, focal and unclassififed | SPS | QOLIE-31 |
14 | Meheta et al., 2014 [43] | India | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 31 | – | NDDI-E | QOLIE-31 |
15 | Mesafint et al., 2020 [27] | Ethiopia | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 439 | – | HADS | WHO-QOL_BREF |
16 | Milovanović et al., 2014 [22] | Serbia | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 203 | – | BDI BAI | QOLIE-31 |
17 | Mohamed et al. 2010 [44] | Malasisia | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 120 | Focal & Generalized | HADS MINI | QOLIE-31 |
18 | Mosaku et al., 2006 [32] | Nigeria | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 51 | Focal seizure & generalized | HADS GHQ-30 | QOLIE-10 |
19 | Mwangala et al. 2018 [37] | Kenya | Community base | Cross-sectional | Cases 64 | Focal seizure & generalized | MDI | The MOS 36-ItemHealth Survey |
20 | Olley et al., 2004 [38] | Nigeria | Tertiary | Cross-sectional | 264 | Focal & generalised | BDI, CCEI | Seizure control |
21 | Ogundare et al. 2020 [41] | Nigeeria | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 270 | Generalised, focal | BDI-II, MINI +  | QOLIE-31 |
22 | Phabphal K et al., 2009 [45] | Thailand | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 90 | – | HADS | QOLIE-31 |
23 | Rakesh et al., 2012 [46] | India | Community | Cross-sectional | 91 | – | PHQ-2 GAD7 | WHO-QOL-BREF |
24 | Senol et al., 2007 [56] | Turkey | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 103 | Focal seizure & generalized | BDI | QOLIE-89 |
25 | Somayajula et al. 2015 [47] | India | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 165 | Myoclonic jerks with or without generalization Absence seizure | ICD-10 | QOLIE-31 |
26 | Taskiran, et al. 2019 [55] | Turkey | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional analysis | 105 | Focal seizure & generalized | BAI &BDI | QOLIE-31 |
27 | Tedrus et al., 2013 [54] | Brasil | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 132 | Focal seizure & generalized | Clinician based on DSM-IV or ICD-10 | QOLIE-31 |
28 | Tegegne et al., 2014 [39] | Ethiopia | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 415 | – | HADS | WHOQOL-BREF |
29 | Tsigebrhan et al. 2020 [25] | Ethiopia | Primary health care | Cross-sectional | 237 | Generalised | OPCRIT | QOLIE-10 |
30 | Wang et al., 2018 [51] | China | Primary health care | Cross-sectional | 458 | – | NDDI-E and GAD-7 | QOLIE-31 |
31 | Zhang H, 2021 [31] | China | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 165 | Generalised, focal and unclassified | NDDI-E | QOLIE-31 |
32 | Zhao et al. 2012 [48] | China | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 140 | Focal seizure & generalized | HAMD-17 | QOLIE-31 |
33 | Zhong R et al. 2021 [50] | China | Tertiary hospital | Cross-sectional | 221 | Generalised, focal and unclassified | PHQ-9, BAI | QOLIE-31 |