title: Characteristics of depression in Parkinson's disease: evaluating with Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale.
abstract: 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.
authors: Neurology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. kanda@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors: Fumio
authors: F
authors: Kanda
authors: Kenichi
authors: K
authors: Oishi
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Sekiguchi
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Kuga
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Kobessho
authors: Toshihiko
authors: T
authors: Shirafuji
authors: Masatsugu
authors: M
authors: Higuchi
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Ishihara
mesh_terms: 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