Psychiatric comorbidities among people with epilepsy: A population-based assessment in disadvantaged communities

•A community sample with epilepsy was screened for psychiatric comorbidities followed by a psychiatrist’s confirmation.•Psychiatric diagnoses were confirmed in 52%, with depression in 32% and anxiety in 15%.•The NDDI-E and GAD-7, both returned low yields in this population from impoverished communities in India.•The psychiatric diagnosis was associated with lower education, later onset and higher frequency of seizures, and, clobazam.