BACKGROUND Children and adolescents with epilepsy are at increased risk for anxiety disorder. The aim of this preliminary study was to examine children and adolescents' self-report on state anxiety by utilizing drawings and a structured questionnaire. METHOD The sample consisted of 30 patients (7 - 13 years) diagnosed with epilepsy. Each participant was asked to complete self-report questionnaire and to draw two drawings: one depicting himself/herself today and one depicting himself/herself before the illness. RESULTS The mean score of children and adolescents' state anxiety on the structured questionnaire was moderate, and the administration of the projective Draw-A-Person method added nonverbal approval to this result. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that despite potential critiques and limitations of the use of figure drawings as a research tool, future studies can incorporate both art therapy assessments and psychometric measures to address psychosocial aspects of epilepsy in children and adolescent.

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癫痫儿童：通过绘画和自我报告问卷评估状态焦虑。

背景 患有癫痫症的儿童和青少年患焦虑症的风险增加。本初步研究的目的是通过使用图画和结构化问卷调查儿童和青少年关于状态焦虑的自我报告。方法 样本由 30 名诊断为癫痫的患者（7-13 岁）组成。要求每位参与者完成自我报告问卷并绘制两张图：一张描绘自己今天的自己，另一张描绘生病前的自己。结果 结构化问卷中儿童和青少年状态焦虑的平均得分中等，投射式 Draw-A-Person 方法的使用为该结果增加了非语言认可。