title: Evidence for atypical depression in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The Research Diagnostic Criteria were applied to 16 depressed patients with Parkinson's disease and 20 depressed multiple sclerosis patients. Diagnoses of anxiety and panic disorder were significantly more frequent among the patients with Parkinson's disease. These patients may experience atypical depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY 14642.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Schiffer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurlan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D010200:Panic; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*