The changing face of Parkinson's disease-associated psychosis: A cross-sectional study based on the new NINDS-NIMH criteria

• Published in: Movement disorders Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 763 - 766
• Main Authors: Fénelon, Gilles, Soulas, Thierry, Zenasni, Franck, de Langavant, Laurent Cleret
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 30.04.2010; Wiley; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Aged; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; delusions; Female; hallucinations; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) - standards; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U.S.) - standards; Neurology; Parkinson Disease - complications; Parkinson Disease - diagnosis; Parkinson's disease; psychosis; Psychotic Disorders - complications; Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis; Reference Values; United States; Nervous system diseases; Parkinson's disease; Hallucination; Delusion; Parkinson disease; Cerebral disorder; Psychosis; delusions; Cross sectional study; Central nervous system disease; Degenerative disease; Face; hallucinations; Extrapyramidal syndrome

New criteria for Parkinson's disease‐associated psychosis (PDAP) were recently proposed by a NINDS‐NIMH working group. We assessed 116 consecutive unselected outpatients with PD for the existence of psychotic symptoms during the previous month, using a structured questionnaire covering the whol...