Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease

G Alves, EB Forsaa, KF Pedersen… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Epidemiological research aims to provide information on the development, prevalence and
progression of diseases, and their associated risk factors. Epidemiological research is thus …

Parkinson's disease: the quintessential neuropsychiatric disorder

D Weintraub, DJ Burn - Movement Disorders, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Although diagnosed by characteristic motor features, Parkinson's disease may be preceded,
and is frequently accompanied by, a wide range of cognitive and neuropsychiatric features …

The neuropsychiatry of Parkinson disease: a perfect storm

D Weintraub, E Mamikonyan - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Affective disorders, cognitive decline, and psychosis have long been recognized as common
in Parkinson disease (PD), and other psychiatric disorders include impulse control …

Prevalence, clinical manifestations, etiology, and treatment of depression in Parkinson's disease

JR Slaughter, KA Slaughter, D Nichols… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
To determine the extent to which depression complicates Parkinson's disease (PD), the
authors analyzed the literature on depression in PD in order to report on its prevalence …

Postoperative management of subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson's disease

P Krack, V Fraix, A Mendes… - … : official journal of the …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The postoperative neurologic management of patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of
the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for Parkinson's disease is a complex dynamic process that …

Physical diseases as predictors of suicide in older adults: a nationwide, register-based cohort study

A Erlangsen, E Stenager, Y Conwell - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The objective of the study was to examine the association between 39 physical
diseases and death by suicide in older adults. Methods Individual-level register data on all …

The temptation of suicide: striatal gray matter, discounting of delayed rewards, and suicide attempts in late-life depression

AY Dombrovski, GJ Siegle, K Szanto, L Clark… - Psychological …, 2012 - cambridge.org
BackgroundConverging evidence implicates basal ganglia alterations in impulsivity and
suicidal behavior. For example, D2/D3 agonists and subthalamic nucleus stimulation in …

Dementia and suicidal behavior: a review of the literature

C Haw, D Harwood, K Hawton - International Psychogeriatrics, 2009 - cambridge.org
Background: While dementia is more common in older people and suicide rates in many
countries are higher among the elderly, there is some doubt about the association between …

Suicide ideation and behaviours after STN and GPi DBS surgery for Parkinson's disease: results from a randomised, controlled trial

D Weintraub, JE Duda, K Carlson, P Luo… - Journal of Neurology …, 2013 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background The risk of suicide behaviours post–deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in
Parkinson's disease (PD) remains controversial. We assessed if suicide ideation and …

Co** and quality of life in one hundred and thirty five subjects with multiple sclerosis

SR Montel, C Bungener - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction and objective The aim of this study was to compare co** strategies and
quality of life (QoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS), as they relate to the course of the disease …