Cognitive Remediation Journal, 2020 (vol. 9), issue 1

Affective and personality disorders in Parkinson's disease premotor phase. Pilot study.

Samushiya M.A., Ragimova A.A., Smolentseva I.G., Maksimenko M.Yu., Ivannikova E.I.

Cognitive Remediation Journal 2020, 9(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.5507/crj.2020.001  

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are one of the factors determining quality of life among Parkinson's disease patients, but often remain underestimated by clinicians, especially in early disease stage. Objective: to study the clinical features of affective disorders and comorbid personality traits in prodrome of Parkinson's disease (PD) and their effect on treatment adherence. Materials and methods: 29 patients with PD were studied with questionnaires (Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS); Minimult personal questionnaire; DSM-IV criteria (SCID-II); Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS); Hamilton Scale for the Assessment of Depression (HAM-D)), and clinical-psychopathological...