Generalized anxiety disorder and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale in Parkinson's disease

Anxiety is common in Parkinson's disease (PD), but studies concerning specific anxiety disorders are scarce. Essential psychometric properties of anxiety rating scales are also lacking. To investigate general anxiety disorder (GAD) in PD and psychometric properties of the Hamilton Anxiety Ratin...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2010-08, Vol.68 (4), p.495-501
Main Authors: Kummer, Arthur, Cardoso, Francisco, Teixeira, Antonio Lucio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
NEUROSCIENCES
Parkinson Disease - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
PSYCHIATRY
Psychometrics
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
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Summary:Anxiety is common in Parkinson's disease (PD), but studies concerning specific anxiety disorders are scarce. Essential psychometric properties of anxiety rating scales are also lacking. To investigate general anxiety disorder (GAD) in PD and psychometric properties of the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (Ham-A). Ninety-one PD patients underwent neurological and psychiatric examination, which included the MINI-Plus, the Ham-A and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Ham-D). GAD was present in 30.8% of PD patients. Patients with GAD had longer disease duration (p=0.044) and were in use of higher doses of levodopa (p=0.034). They also tended to have more motor fluctuations and dyskinesias. The group with GAD scored higher in Ham-A (p
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/s0004-282x2010000400005