Parkinson’s disease (PD): treatment of psychiatric features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on parkinson’s disease (pd): treatment of psychiatric features: Management of psychosis Withdraw psychosis-inducing drugs Restrict anti-parkinsonian drugs to Levodopa Treatment of depression Management of dementia Management of anxiety and mood swings Insomnia:…

Management of psychosis

  • Withdraw psychosis-inducing drugs
  • Restrict anti-parkinsonian drugs to Levodopa

Treatment of depression

Management of dementia

Management of anxiety and mood swings

Insomnia: non-drug treatments

Insomnia: drug treatments

References

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