COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychiatric Symptoms: The Impact on Parkinson's Disease in the Elderly

COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychiatric Symptoms: The Impact on Parkinson's Disease in the Elderly

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a condition of increased vulnerability and frailty for elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Social isolation may worsen the burden of the disease and specifically exacerbate psychiatric symptoms, often comorbid w...

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Main Authors: Delfina Janiri, Martina Petracca, Lorenzo Moccia, Luca Tricoli, Carla Piano, Francesco Bove, Isabella Imbimbo, Alessio Simonetti, Marco Di Nicola, Gabriele Sani, Paolo Calabresi, Anna Rita Bentivoglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
COVID-19
Parkinson's disease
depression
psychosis
irritability
delusions
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.581144/full

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