A Comparison between Frequency of Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Patients with Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease

YAKA E., Aysevener E. O., Clfcloglu O., ÇAKMUR R.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.255-260, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/npa.y5822
  • Dergi Adı: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-260
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Essential tremor, parkinson's disease, depression, quality of life
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Essential tremor is a movement disorder characterized by action tremor. There are a lot of studies that have shown the high comorbidity rates of depression in Parkinson's disease (PD). Depression has been found to exert negative effect on quality of life of patients with PD. Although essential tremor (ET) is a movement disorder like PD, few studies have examined the prevalence and the effects of depressive symptoms on quality of life in patients with ET. The aim of this study was to assess the depressive symptoms and their effect on quality of life in a sample of patients with PD, ET and healthy controls.