Abstract
Forty patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) were studied to explore the relationship between aspects of psychological functioning (depression, problems in motoric, cognitive and psychological areas) and physical illness (stage and duration of illness, functional disability, global cognitive status). Depression, motoric, psychological and cognitive problems were found to be significantly greater in patients suffering from severe as compared to moderate disease. Functional disability correlated more strongly with variables assessing psychological functioning. It was concluded that problems of patients with PD were not restricted to the motoric domain but are multi-dimensional in nature, and other factors should be taken into account in the clinical management of the illness. These findings have implications for development of interventions for patients with PD.
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