A survey of doctors in Sydney, Australia: perspectives and practices regarding epilepsy and those affected by it.

Using random selection to exclude socioeconomic bias, a sample of 50 general practitioners (GPs) was interviewed and a piloted questionnaire completed for each respondent. The study defined the doctors' experience and knowledge together with their management practices and attitudes towards the social issues which play such a considerable role in patient care. The findings from this survey were compared with current literature and discrepancies defined and discussed with the aim of indicating how total patient care could be improved.