Distress in Parkinson's disease: contributions of disease factors and metacognitive style.

Full Abstract

Research has suggested that the high levels of depression and anxiety observed in Parkinson's disease are a primary consequence of its pathophysiology. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that a psychological factor, metacognitive style, is significantly associated with distress, independent of previously identified disease-related risk factors. Distress, metacognitive style and disease factors were assessed in 44 people with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. People with a specific metacognitive style had an increased vulnerability to distress over and above previously identified disease factors; this suggests future directions for the development of psychological interventions.

Author information

Author/s: Allott, Rory (R); Wells, Adrian (A); Morrison, Anthony P (AP); Walker, Richard (R);

Affiliation: Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, 2nd Floor ERC, Wythenshaw Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester, UK. rallott(-atsign-)fsl.with.man.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (Br J Psychiatry), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Aug; vol 187 (issue ) : pp 182-3

Dates: Created 2005/08/01; Completed 2006/01/10;

PMID: 16055832, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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