Description: While antiepileptic drugs may be useful in treating epilepsy they are only part of the treatment equation. What is missing in the treatment plans of most patients with epilepsy is acknowledgement of their emotional life and close examination of their perceptions of their seizure disorders and how their seizures impact their quality of life. These psychosocial issues, while largely overlooked within the confines of the traditional medical approach to treatment, are in fact being emphasized in programs such as the Seizures & Epilepsy Education (S.E.E.) Program and the Andrews-Reiter Epilepsy Research Program.