Alexithymia in Parkinson's disease is related to severity of depressive symptoms

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 836-841

  Costa, A ^a   Peppe, A ^a   Carlesimo, G A ^a,b   Pasqualetti, P ^c   Caltagirone, C ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Emotional alterations; Parkinson's disease; Prevalence; Sociodemographic variables

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 33746454654     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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