Characteristics of depression in Parkinson's disease: evaluating with Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale.
The purpose of the study was to elucidate characteristics of depression in Parkinson's disease (PD). Fifty-eight PD patients were evaluated with Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Scores for "suicidal ideation" on the SDS correlated with posture and gait disturbances on the UPDRS. Twenty-six patients with spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) were also evaluated with the SDS. SDS scores for "indecisiveness" and "constipation" were significantly higher in PD patients than SCD patients. Our results suggest that depression is common in disabled persons but PD patients might have a characteristic clinical presentation.
Kanda
Fumio
F
Neurology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. kanda@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Oishi
Kenichi
K
Sekiguchi
Kenji
K
Kuga
Atsushi
A
Kobessho
Hiroshi
H
Shirafuji
Toshihiko
T
Higuchi
Masatsugu
M
Ishihara
Hiroyuki
H
D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology