Effective help through research, medicine and care
Every year, many people turn to the two epilepsy centres in Bethel and Berlin-Brandenburg. For them, Bethel is often their final lifeline, having struggled with a long, agonising history of illness.
While Bethel's specialists do everything they can to prevent patients from having further seizures, they also focus on ensuring patients do not suffer from the medication's side effects. If an illness has psychological consequences, patients also receive psychotherapeutic support. Moreover, they receive help with vocational, educational and other social difficulties.
Germany's first rehabilitation clinic for people with epilepsy was established in Bethel for this purpose. There is also a vocational training centre that specialises in supporting and training young people with epilepsy.