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Lynne Lamberg

JAMA. 2001;286:154-156.

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New Orleans—Mood and memory deteriorate along with motor function in neurological disorders that disrupt basal ganglia–cortical circuits, critical pathways to the limbic system. Depression, trouble concentrating, and other cognitive problems often precede loss of motor function. Psychiatric symptoms thus may distress patients and their families before Parkinson disease (PD), Huntington disease (HD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and other neurological illnesses are diagnosed.

Patients also may develop depression later as an understandable reaction to learning they have a chronic disease and living with its consequences. Psychotherapeutic interventions may alleviate distress and benefit mental functioning, according to speakers at a symposium on psychiatric management of neurological disease at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Here are some highlights of the meeting:

PARKINSON DISEASE

Depression often precedes motor symptoms. About 40% of patients with PD will develop depression in the course of their illness. Depressed patients show faster . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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