A reality test: How well do we understand psychosis in Parkinson's disease?

Psychosis in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major source of distress to patients and caregivers. Although the advent of atypical antipsychotic agents has, to some extent, resolved a clinical dilemma by preserving motor function while treating psychosis, our understanding of psychosis in PD remai...

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Published in:The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2004, Vol.16 (1), p.8-18
Main Authors: SALEEM ISMAIL, M, RICHARD, Irene Hegeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - etiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Neurology
Other psychotic disorders
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - epidemiology
Parkinson Disease - psychology
Parkinson Disease - therapy
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychosis
Risk Factors
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Summary:Psychosis in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major source of distress to patients and caregivers. Although the advent of atypical antipsychotic agents has, to some extent, resolved a clinical dilemma by preserving motor function while treating psychosis, our understanding of psychosis in PD remains in a nascent state. In this article the authors address several issues relating to psychosis in PD including the following: 1) prevalence, 2) possible etiologies and risk factors and 3) treatment. They also identify limitations in our understanding of this complex phenomenon and conclude that, despite availability of reasonable treatments for psychosis in PD, the search for a better understanding of the phenomenon must continue.
ISSN:0895-0172
1545-7222
DOI:10.1176/jnp.16.1.8