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Depression In Parkinson's Disease: Perspectives From An Australian Cohort, Michal Lubomski, Ryan L. Davis, Carolyn M. Sue
Depression In Parkinson's Disease: Perspectives From An Australian Cohort, Michal Lubomski, Ryan L. Davis, Carolyn M. Sue
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Introduction: Depression is often an under-recognised feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). It is detrimental to physical and interpersonal functioning, negatively impacting a patient's clinical management, quality of life and well-being. We aimed to identify clinical predictors and management implications of depression in Australian PD patients.
Methods: 103 PD and 81 Healthy Control (HC) subjects were evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and other validated PD motor and non-motor symptom (NMS) tools.
Results: Nearly twice as many PD patients were depressed, (38.9% vs 20.1%, p = 0.009), with a corresponding increase in depression severity on the BDI (11.9; standard deviation …