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Benefits of a 12-week psychotherapy course for people with Parkinson's disease: a service improvement project.

J Neurol · 2025-01-15

DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12867-3PMID: 39812847

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The psychological symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) worsen the quality of life of patients and their partners. However, these non-motor symptoms (mainly anxiety and depression) remain undiagnosed and undertreated in PD. Here, we report the benefits of a 12-week intervention using talking therapy (psychotherapy and counselling). This work was conducted in a group of individuals (people living with PD, and partners) with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression. We discuss our results in context and conclude that short-term talking therapy should be integrated into PD therapeutics.

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