Alexithymia is associated with impulsivity in newly- diagnosed, drug-naïve patients with Parkinson's disease: An affective risk factor for the development of impulse-control disorders?

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Poletti, Michele ^a,b   Frosini, Daniela ^a   Pagni, Cristina ^a   Lucetti, Claudio ^b   Del Dotto, Paolo ^b   Roberto, Ceravolo ^a   Bonuccelli, Ubaldo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b USL of Viareggio   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LETTER; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 84871357464     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11110326     Document Type: Letter

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