Jumping to conclusions bias, psychosis and impulsivity in early stages of Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to explore the correlations between Jumping to Conclusions (JtC) tendency and neuropsychiatric features in patients with early Parkinson's disease (PD).

Background

According to few reports, PD patients with impulsive-compulsive behaviors (ICBs) are prone to working memory difficulties including JtC bias. The correlation of psychotic features and JtC tendency remains still unclear.

Methods

Healthy controls and patients within 3 years of PD onset were recruited. Participants were examined for psychotic symptoms using a 10 question PD-specific psychosis severity scale. JtC was measured by a probalistic reasoning scenario (beads task). In PD group, medication use, motor and non-motor symptoms were documented. Impulsivity was evaluated using the Ques

SUBMITTER: Pachi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature