With advances seen in medical imaging (for example, functional magnetic resonance imaging), and development of new drugs and breakthroughs in molecular medicine (for example, neuroprotective agents for Parkinson’s disease [PD]), many clinicians may become caught up in the idea that PD is merely a movement disorder with motor symptoms only. However, research has shown that patients with PD suffer from non-motor symptoms (including mental comorbidities), just as they do from motor symptoms. This article sheds light on mental health and PD; it provides a concise background on issues related to mental welfare from pre-diagnosis to the end of life.
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