Idiopathic Parkinson's disease and depression: a psychosomatic view.
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 47 (3), 298-301
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.47.3.298
Abstract
The link between idiopathic Parkinson's disease and depression is examined in the light of psychosomatic theory. A view of the condition is offered as a manifestation of chronic emotional disorder in an organic sense. Predisposition arises from bereavement and/or maternal failure in early emotional development.Keywords
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