Epilepsy Alliance of Orange County

3-PART ADULT EDUCATION SERIES
Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy

Per Your Request
This three part EAOC Workshop is specifically designed to improve the quality of life for adults
living with epilepsy.

2008 Dates
Friday – June 20
Friday – July 18
Friday – August 15

Time: 7:00- 8:00 pm

Place: UCI Medical Ctr
Neuropsychiatric Center
Conference Room 101
101 The City Drive, South, Orange, CA 92868

Parking available in the UCI parking structure

Please RSVP
Tel (714) 557-0202
Fax (714) 557-4148
info@EpilepsyAlliance.org

This event is free, but donations are accepted.

Please plan early for transportation to this series. Adult family members, significant others and caretakers are welcome to attend.

Adults living with epilepsy frequently experience anxiety and depression. Our three part series is specifically designed to address these issues by identifying symptoms and opportunities to improve these conditions. If anxiety and/or depression are affecting you, please join us for an opportunity to make positive changes in your life.
Facilitated by a clinical psychologist, in a safe and comfortable environment, you will learn strategies to empower yourself to live your life to the fullest. You deserve it!

Facilitator | Phyllis Larkin, Psy.D.

Part One
• Understanding the chemical and physiological causes of Anxiety and Depression (underlying cause, seizures, epilepsy medications, and response to condition)
• Is it Anxiety or Depression? Identifying the symptoms

Part Two
Learn how to change your thinking to improve:
1. Perception
2. Outlook
3. Mood and overall well being

Part Three
Learn how to change actions/behaviors to make lasting, positive changes in your life.

Summer social in August

A summer tradition in place of the Parent Education Night meeting.

Date
Friday, August 22
6:00- 8:00 pm

Place
Bill Barber Park
16 Civic Center Plazas, Irvine (enter off Harvard between Alton and Barranca)

Sponsored by The Epilepsy Alliance of Orange County.

Join us for pizza, beverages and good conversation. This is a perfect opportunity for parents to connect, children to play and teens to socialize. Bill Barber park has a special needs play structure that our children really enjoy. We will meet at picnic shelter #4 near the playground. Look for our blue EAOC banner.

If you would like to share a potluck item, please call the EAOC to coordinate and rsvp.

Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to order.
(714) 557-0202