Making the connection between brain and behavior : coping with Parkinson's disease / / Joseph H. Friedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809358803321
• Autore: Friedman Joseph H
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Demos Health, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-07525-X; 9786612075254; 1-935281-09-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8/33
• Soggetti: Parkinson's disease - Complications; Parkinson's disease - Psychological aspects; Parkinson's disease - Patients - Family relationships; Caregivers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Overview -- Personality -- Fatigue -- Apathy -- Depression -- Anxiety -- Dementia -- Hallucinations -- Delusions -- Confusion and delirium -- Compulsive behavior -- Sleep -- Surgery for Parkinson's disease -- Driving -- Caregivers and family -- Why you should not go to the emergency department (and why you should!).
• Sommario/riassunto: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive disease that affects as many as one million people in the United States alone. Although many patients and families are aware of the physical challenges that accompany Parkinson's disease, few are prepared to deal with the common behavioral issues that impact their quality of life.Behavior problems in PD are not always catastrophic, but they are common. It is estimated that 65-90% of PD patients experience some level of depression, anxiety, dementia, hallucinations, paranoid delusions, sleep disorders, and other behavioral disorders that aff