Healio (9/18, Herpen) reports, “Patients with a psychotic-spectrum disorder may be more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease” (PD), “especially if they have an additional diagnosis of anxiety,” investigators concluded in a case-control study that examined “the prevalence of psychotic-spectrum disorders before development of PD in a cohort of Kaiser Permanente members in northern California, as well as the prevalence of comorbid anxiety or depression before PD diagnosis.” The study, which included “13,998 patients, including 3,501 with Parkinson’s disease,” revealed that the “odds of a PD diagnosis were 76% higher among those with a psychotic-spectrum disorder.” The findings were presented at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.
Related Links:
— “Odds of PD diagnosis significantly higher among those with psychotic-spectrum disorders,”Robert Herpen, Healio, September 18, 2023