Depressive symptoms and perception of quality of life in Parkinson's disease Sintomas depressivos e percepção da qualidade de vida na doença de Parkinson

BACKGROUND: Depression has been proposed as a major contributor to poor quality of life (QoL) in Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between depressive symptoms and QoL in subjects with PD. METHOD: Beck Depression Inventary (BDI) was used to evaluate depressive sym...

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Main Authors: Paula Scalzo, Arthur Kummer, Francisco Cardoso, Antonio Lucio Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000200006