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- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- ‘Clinical Topics In … ’
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Editors’ Note
- Abbreviations
- Introductory Comments
- Section 1 Epidemiology and Types of Disorders
- Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Mental Health in Old Age
- Chapter 2 Vascular Dementia
- Chapter 3 Young-Onset Dementias
- Chapter 4 Rare and Unusual Dementias
- Chapter 5 Mania in Late Life
- Chapter 6 Alcohol Misuse in Older People
- Chapter 7 Drug Misuse in Older People
- Chapter 8 Mental Health in Parkinson’s Disease
- Section 2 Assessment and Investigations
- Section 3 Approaches to Management
- Section 4 Law, Ethics, and Philosophy
- Index
- References
Chapter 8 - Mental Health in Parkinson’s Disease
from Section 1 - Epidemiology and Types of Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2020
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- ‘Clinical Topics In … ’
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Editors’ Note
- Abbreviations
- Introductory Comments
- Section 1 Epidemiology and Types of Disorders
- Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Mental Health in Old Age
- Chapter 2 Vascular Dementia
- Chapter 3 Young-Onset Dementias
- Chapter 4 Rare and Unusual Dementias
- Chapter 5 Mania in Late Life
- Chapter 6 Alcohol Misuse in Older People
- Chapter 7 Drug Misuse in Older People
- Chapter 8 Mental Health in Parkinson’s Disease
- Section 2 Assessment and Investigations
- Section 3 Approaches to Management
- Section 4 Law, Ethics, and Philosophy
- Index
- References
Summary
Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and motorically it is characterized by tremor, ridigity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. Whilst it was historically considered to be a movement disorder there are multiple non-motor symptoms, which often precede the motor symptoms by years or even decades. These include dysautonomia, sleep disturbances, neuropsychiatric disturbances, pain, and sensory problems. These have a negative effect on quality of life and are associated with overall higher carer burden and, potentially, higher care costs whilst being frequently undeclared by patients.
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- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 116 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020