Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls
Joint Authors
Klein, Christine
Kasten, Meike
Kritzinger, Cleo
Vollstedt, Eva-Juliane
Hückelheim, Katja
Lorwin, Anne
Graf, Julia
Tunc, Sinem
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Depression is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD); in light of typical PD pathology it may differ phenomenologically from depression in the general population.
Objective.
To assess depressive symptoms in PD patients and control groups and compare symptom profiles.
Methods.
After postal screening of 10,000 citizens of Lübeck, 642 participants were examined and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was sufficiently answered by 477 subjects.
Based on motor examinations, we distinguished PD patients, Healthy Controls (HC, no motor impairment), and Disease Controls (DC, motor impairment other than PD).
Results.
The sample comprised 331 men and 311 women, aged 65 ± 8 years.
Out of the overall sample, 198 (41.5%) had a BDI score ≥9.
BDI results above 9 points occurred in 34.5% of HC, 50.3% of DC, and 42.4% of PD patients.
Compared to the control groups (HC, DC) the PD patients endorsed more “dissatisfaction” and “loss of appetite” but less “feelings of guilt,” “self-hate,” and “loss of libido.” Conclusion.
Depressive symptoms are more frequent in PD patients compared to HC but not DC.
Interestingly, the distribution of individual symptoms of the BDI differs between groups with an emphasis on loss of pleasure/enjoyment in the PD group, a symptom typically considered to be dopaminergically transmitted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kritzinger, Cleo& Vollstedt, Eva-Juliane& Hückelheim, Katja& Lorwin, Anne& Graf, Julia& Tunc, Sinem…[et al.]. 2015. Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kritzinger, Cleo…[et al.]. Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kritzinger, Cleo& Vollstedt, Eva-Juliane& Hückelheim, Katja& Lorwin, Anne& Graf, Julia& Tunc, Sinem…[et al.]. Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057595