Violence and delusional jealousy in Parkinson's disease

Psychosis in Parkinson's disease (PD) can have a hugely detrimental effect on patient outcomes and quality of life. It can be a feature of PD itself, or can be exacerbated by the very pharmacological agents that are prescribed to treat the motor symptoms of the disease. The treatment of psychos...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 16; no. 10; p. e256682
Main Authors Laurell, Axel Anders Stefan, Watson, Emily, Hatfield, Catherine F, Dudas, Robert B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 06.10.2023
Subjects
Activities of daily living
Aged, 80 and over
Antipsychotics
Case reports
Delusions
Domestic violence
Dopamine
Erectile dysfunction
Hallucinations
Humans
Jealousy
Mental disorders
Parkinson Disease - drug therapy
Parkinson's disease
Patients
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - etiology
Psychotropic drugs
Quality of Life
Violence
Psychiatry of old age
Psychotic disorders (incl schizophrenia)
Parkinson's disease
Drugs: psychiatry
Impulse control disorders
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Summary:Psychosis in Parkinson's disease (PD) can have a hugely detrimental effect on patient outcomes and quality of life. It can be a feature of PD itself, or can be exacerbated by the very pharmacological agents that are prescribed to treat the motor symptoms of the disease. The treatment of psychosis in PD is often complex, with clinicians having to balance the debilitating physical symptoms of PD against the risk of exacerbating the psychosis. We describe the case of an octogenarian who presented with violence motivated by delusional jealousy in the context of PD, who was treated in a specialist psychiatric inpatient environment.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2023-256682