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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2022

Parkinson and depression: review and outlook.

Gerd Laux

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Gerd LauxInstitute of Psychological Medicine (IPM), Soyen, Germany. ipm@ipm-laux.de.ORCID 0000-0002-6373-9334
Institute for the Psychological Sciences · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression in Parkinson's Disorder (DPD) has been estimated to appear in up to 40% of people with PD and negatively impacts quality of life, motor and cognitive deficits and functional disability. Knowledge of the pathophysiology of DPD is unclear, DPD may be related to dysfunction in subcortical nuclei and the prefrontal cortex, striatal-thalamic-prefrontal and basotemporal limbic circuits, brainstem monoamine, and indolamine (i.e. dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine) systems. DPD is characterized by sadness, loss of interest, increased exhaustibility, feelings of helplessness, reduced drive, dysphoria, irritability, and pessimism about future. The diagnosis is complicated by overlap with PD symptoms, Detection of depression in PD should be made by psychometric depression scales. DPD is underrecognized and undertreated in clinical practice. Treatment mainly includes antidepressive medications and behavioral interventions as psychotherapy. Dopamine agonists showed some antidepressant effects, there are no sufficient numbers of RCTs. Important randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are summarized. SSRIs and SNRIs have a satisfying efficacy in DPD. TCAs are also good for improving depression. Side effects of different antidepressants (e.g. TCAs, SSRIs, SNRIs, bupropion, MAOIs) and potential interactions should be considered. In existing guidelines so far no statements, algorithms and recommendations are given for diagnosis and treatment of DPD. Methodologically adequate designed RCTs and comparative studies (NIS) which offer evidence-based results are urgently needed having the impact of DPD in mind.

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Parkinson DiseaseSerotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake InhibitorsAntidepressive AgentsDepressionHumansSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsAntidepressive AgentsSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSerotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake InhibitorsAntidepressantsDepressionParkinson's disease

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PMID34982207
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