Open AccessPsychosis in an elderly patient with parkinson′s disease: issues and considerations
Author(s) -
Arghya Pal,
Raman Deep Pattanayak,
Rajesh Sagar,
Vinay Goyal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of mental health and human behaviour/journal of mental health and human behaviour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-1897
pISSN - 0971-8990
DOI - 10.4103/0971-8990.153718
Subject(s) - psychosis , parkinson's disease , disease , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , pathology
Psychosis in Parkinson′s disease (PD) is a frequently documented clinical phenomenon, whicj poses several clinical and management issues. The antagonistic nature of medications makes the treatment more challenging. The advanced age and medical co morbidities call for a more cautious monitoring. The goal should be to make the patient optimally functional as far as motor and psychotic symptoms are concerned. The case discussed here demonstrates a case of psychosis occurring in the context of PD, and highlights the complex issues involved in the management, and discuss them in light of recent research