Depression
PD depression — prevalence, screening, antidepressants and non-pharmacological treatments.
State of the art
No update yet for Depression. An update is a standalone state-of-the-art for the topic — what someone with Parkinson's needs to know about where this approach stands today.
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Loneliness predicts worse Parkinsonism: a longitudinal, community-based, clinical-pathological study
The study explicitly disentangles loneliness from depression: the predictive effect of loneliness on worse parkinsonism and faster motor decline remained statistically significant after controlling for depression. This is a clinically important distinction — it means screening and addressing loneliness in PD patients may matter separately from, and in addition to, treating depression.