Display options
Share it on

Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2017 Mar-Apr;4(2):225-230. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12381. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Affective Correlates of Psychosis in Parkinson's Disease.

Movement disorders clinical practice

Stewart A Factor, Michael K Scullin, Alan Freeman, Donald L Bliwise, William M McDonald, Felicia C Goldstein

Affiliations

  1. Emory University School of Medicine: Department of Neurology.
  2. Baylor University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
  3. Emory University School of Medicine: Department of Psychiatry.

PMID: 28944257 PMCID: PMC5608273 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12381

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the nature of the association between affective disorders and psychosis in Parkinson's disease (PD).

BACKGROUND: In PD, psychosis and affective disorders are common and independently impact quality of life and mortality. Both depression and psychosis are correlated with the occurrence of cognitive dysfunction, suggesting that they may share neurobiological substrates. Anxiety has not been examined as a correlate of psychosis.

METHODS: 144 PD subjects were evaluated with the Schedule for Assessment of Positive Symptoms to assess psychotic features, while depression and anxiety were examined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR (SCID) and self-assessment scales Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Correlational analyses assessed associations between hallucinations and delusions with depression and anxiety.

RESULTS: A diagnosis of anxiety (SCID) was significantly (p=.015) associated with hallucinations (OR=4.81, CI=1.36-16.99). Severity of anxiety (BAI) significantly predicted (p=.03) the presence of hallucinations (OR=1.08, CI=1.01-1.15) and delusions (OR=1.09, CR=1.01-1.17). Current depression (SCID) was significantly (p=.001) associated with the presence of hallucinations (OR=6.12, CI=2.04-18.39) and delusions (OR=7.14, CI=2.23-22.93). Multiple linear regressions revealed that severity of anxiety remained an independent predictor (p<.05) of both the number of types of hallucinations (t=3.06, p=.003) and delusions (t=2.87, p=.005). Severity of depression was a significant predictor of the total number of delusions (t=2.28, p=.024).

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates an association between depression and psychosis and, for the first time, an association between anxiety and psychosis. These associations may have implications on pathophysiology and treatment of psychosis in PD.

Keywords: Anxiety; Delusions; Depression; Hallucinations; Parkinson’s disease

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest There are no conflicts of interest from all authors that relate to the research covered in the article submitted.

References

  1. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Mar;55(3):181-4 - PubMed
  2. Neurology. 2010 Oct 5;75(14):1270-6 - PubMed
  3. Arch Neurol. 1997 May;54(5):625-30 - PubMed
  4. Mov Disord. 2015 Feb;30(2):245-52 - PubMed
  5. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Dec 15;347(1-2):316-21 - PubMed
  6. Psychiatr Serv. 2002 Mar;53(3):288-92 - PubMed
  7. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2010 Nov;16(9):553-60 - PubMed
  8. J Alzheimers Dis. 2006;9(3 Suppl):417-23 - PubMed
  9. Mov Disord. 2006 May;21(5):668-72 - PubMed
  10. Neurology. 2003 Jun 10;60(11):1756-61 - PubMed
  11. Mov Disord. 2007 Jun 15;22(8):1061-8 - PubMed
  12. Mov Disord. 2008 Apr 30;23(6):837-44 - PubMed
  13. Mov Disord. 2009 Jul 15;24(9):1306-11 - PubMed
  14. J Pers Assess. 1996 Dec;67(3):588-97 - PubMed
  15. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2002 Jan;8(3):193-7 - PubMed
  16. Brain. 2000 Apr;123 ( Pt 4):733-45 - PubMed
  17. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2012 Jan;83(1):76-82 - PubMed
  18. Psychopathology. 2002 Mar-Jun;35(2-3):67-71 - PubMed
  19. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2006 Oct;12(7):427-31 - PubMed
  20. Neurology. 2015 Jun 16;84(24):2422-9 - PubMed
  21. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Dec;18(10):1084-8 - PubMed
  22. Mov Disord. 2011 Feb 15;26(3):407-15 - PubMed
  23. Mov Disord. 2003 Jul;18(7):738-50 - PubMed
  24. Brain. 2002 Feb;125(Pt 2):391-403 - PubMed
  25. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2014 Apr;16(4):285 - PubMed
  26. Parkinsons Dis. 2011;2011:143547 - PubMed
  27. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;22(6):601-4 - PubMed
  28. Mov Disord. 2011 Oct;26(12):2190-5 - PubMed
  29. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001 Jun;70(6):734-8 - PubMed
  30. Neurology. 2004 Jul 27;63(2):293-300 - PubMed
  31. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001 Jun;70(6):727-33 - PubMed
  32. Mov Disord. 2000 Jul;15(4):669-77 - PubMed
  33. Parkinsons Dis. 2012;2012:640707 - PubMed
  34. Arch Neurol. 1996 Dec;53(12):1265-8 - PubMed
  35. Neurobiol Dis. 2012 Jun;46(3):581-9 - PubMed
  36. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Feb;15(2):144-8 - PubMed
  37. Mov Disord. 2016 Jan;31(1):45-52 - PubMed

Publication Types

Grant support