Anxiety and Parkinson's: Research papers
- Mood disorders in Parkinson's disease
The development and validation of diagnostic criteria and rating scales for these disorders remain a priority particularly in relation to anxiety and apathy. Another gap in the management of these disorders is the limited empirical evidence for the treatment of these problems.
01 January 2012
- Neurocognitive Correlates of Apathy and Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease
Our findings demonstrated a differential association of apathy and anxiety to cognition in PD.
28 December 2011
- Impact of Anxiety on Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
Stepwise regression analyses revealed that anxiety explained 29% of the variance in the PDQ-39 sum score, and depression explained 10% of the variance beyond that accounted for by anxiety. The findings suggest that primary management of anxiety as well as depression may be important to optimizing the
quality of life of PD patients.
01 December 2011
- Disease-related and genetic correlates of psychotic symptoms in Parkinson's disease
The study demonstrated an association with depression and duration of disease, both of which were inconsistently related in previous studies, and confirmed the association with age, cognitive dysfunction, and sleep disorders.
15 October 2011
- Depression and anxiety related subtypes in Parkinson's disease
Depression in PD may manifest in two clinical phenotypes, one 'anxiousdepressed' and the other 'depressed'. However, a further large proportion of patients can have relatively isolated anxiety. Further study of these putative phenotypes may identify important differences in pathophysiology and other aetiologically important factors.
01 July 2011
- Psychiatric symptoms screening in the early stages of Parkinson's disease
The study found a high prevalence of psychiatric complaints in PD patients, mostly related to depression, anxiety, somatization and OCS. Hallucinations were also frequent, but not associated to cognitive function or dopaminergic doses, suggesting a different physiopathological background.
21 June 2011
