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Psychiatric Morbidity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report

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Abstract

Psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression are common in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Patients are needed to be managed on a comprehensive basis, in which he can receive psychiatric management along with his medical advice and prescription. Parkinson’s disease is an illness affecting the geriatric age group resulting in debilitating and disfiguring disease associated with the presence of resting tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability. The prevalence of social anxiety disorder in these patients is important, because further determines the improvement of the patient and his response to drugs.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajls.20130102.11
Published in American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013)
Page(s) 27-30
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Keywords

Parkinson’s Disease, Social Phobia, Anxiety Disorder, Debilitating Disorder, Depression, Bradykinesia, Antiparkinson’s Medications

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