Michele Poletti, Chiara Logi, Claudio Lucetti, Paolo Del Dotto, Filippo Baldacci, Andrea Vergallo, Martina Ulivi, Simone Del Sarto, Giuseppe Rossi, Roberto Ceravolo, Ubaldo Bonuccelli
The current study aimed at establishing the prevalence of impulse control disorders (ICDs) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and their association with demographic, drug-related, and disease-related characteristics. We performed a single-center cross-sectional study of 805 PD patients. Impulse control disorders were investigated with the Questionnaire for Impulsive Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease; also comorbid neuropsychiatric complications (dementia, delusions, visual hallucinations) were investigated with clinical interviews and ad hoc instruments (Parkinson Psychosis Questionnaire and Neuropsychiatry Inventory)...
October 2013: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology