Exploring Treatment for Depression in Parkinson's Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Depression is a highly prevalent, often underrecognized and undertreated comorbidity of Parkinson's disease closely correlated to health-related quality of life. National trends in depression care for patients with Parkinson's disease are not well documented. This paper identifies a cohort of patients with Parkinson's disease from nationally representative survey data and analyzes trends in depression care. Using data from the 2005-2006 through 2015-2016 waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), individuals were classified as Parkinson's patients by reported medication use. PHQ-9 scores were used to identify individuals screening positive for depression. A composite treatment variable examined the reported use of mental health services and antidepressant medic

SUBMITTER: DeMarco EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8392211 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature