Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 June 2014
To explore the relation between Parkinson's disease (PD) and depression from a conceptual point of view.
Discussion of the relevant literature on the conceptual, phenomenological and therapeutical aspects of depression in Parkinson's disease.
Both semantic confusion and an erroneous belief in the mind-body distinction have contributed to some common misunderstandings of the nosology and etiology of depression in Parkinson's disease.
The consequences of a different, integrated, neuropsychiatric approach for both diagnosis and treatment are discussed.