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Emotionalism in Parkinson's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Peter Madeley ,
Colin Anthony Biggins ,
Jane L Boyd ,
Richard H S Mindham  and
Ernest G S Spokes
Peter Madeley
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds, 15 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LT, U.K.
Colin Anthony Biggins
Affiliation:
St. James's University Hospital, Leeds Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds, 15 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LT, U.K.
Jane L Boyd
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds, 15 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LT, U.K.
Richard H S Mindham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds, 15 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LT, U.K.
Ernest G S Spokes
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, The General Infirmary at Leeds
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Abstract

Forty seven patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) were assessed to ascertain the presence or absence of emotionalism. Thirty eight per cent of the sample reported being more tearful since the onset of PD than previously. Five patients (10.6%) were found to exhibit emotionalism according to specified criteria. Emotionalism in PD is not solely associated with lowered mood or global cognitive impairment.

Keywords

Parkinson diseaseAffective symptoms
Type
Original Papers
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1992 , pp. 24 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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