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Parkinson's disease and anxiety: Comorbidity with depression

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It is suggested that anxiety and depression are related manifestations of the underlying neurochemical changes of PD itself and are unlikely to be primarily a psychologic reaction to the illness or a side effect of levodopa treatment.
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This article is published in Biological Psychiatry.The article was published on 1993-10-01. It has received 306 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anxiety disorder & Anxiety.

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The neurobiology and control of anxious states

TL;DR: The present article focuses in particular upon the multifarious and complex roles of individual modulators, often as a function of the specific receptor type and neuronal substrate involved in their actions; novel targets for the management of anxiety disorders; the influence of neurotransmitters and other agents upon performance in the VCT; data acquired from complementary pharmacological and genetic strategies and, finally, several open questions likely to orientate future experimental- and clinical-research.
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Anxiety disorders in older adults: a comprehensive review†

TL;DR: Prevalence and symptom expression of anxiety disorders in late life, as well as risk factors, comorbidity, cognitive decline, age of onset, and treatment efficacy for older adults are reviewed.
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Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

TL;DR: The characteristics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and management of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease including cognitive declines, psychiatric disturbances, and autonomic failures are discussed.
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease

TL;DR: The epidemiology, clinical course, diagnosis, and management of some of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease are discussed: depression, anxiety, apathy, fatigue, and psychotic symptoms.
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“Mini-mental state”: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician

TL;DR: A simplified, scored form of the cognitive mental status examination, the “Mini-Mental State” (MMS) which includes eleven questions, requires only 5-10 min to administer, and is therefore practical to use serially and routinely.

A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician

TL;DR: The Mini-Mental State (MMS) as mentioned in this paper is a simplified version of the standard WAIS with eleven questions and requires only 5-10 min to administer, and is therefore practical to use serially and routinely.
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Parkinsonism: Onset, progression, and mortality

TL;DR: Controversy over the effectiveness of therapeutic measures for parkinsonism is due partially to this wide variability and to the paucity of clinical information about the natural history of the syndrome.
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A self-rating depression scale.

TL;DR: The general depression scales used were felt to be insufficient for the purpose of this research project and the more specific scales were also inadequate.
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