Difficulties in activities of daily living are associated with stigma in patients with Parkinson's disease who are candidates for deep brain stimulation.

CONCLUSIONS: Although causal assumptions are not appropriate for cross-sectional studies, the results suggest that ADL difficulties could contribute to greater stigma in PD patients with refractory motor symptoms who are candidates for DBS. PMID: 31389495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31389495?dopt=Abstract

Source: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria - August 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: da Silva AG, Leal VP, da Silva PR, Freitas FC, Linhares MN, Walz R, Malloy-Diniz LF, Diaz AP, Palha AP Tags: Braz J Psychiatry Source Type: research