Parkinson's disease (PD) psychosis
PD-related delusions and hallucinations distort what is real1
Prevalence of PD psychosis
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PD psychosis is a common aspect of Parkinson's disease2
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Approximately 50% of patients with PD may develop psychosis over the course of their disease
Patients with PD psychosis often remain silent about their symptoms3,4
Symptoms of PD psychosis may change over time5,6
When patients lose insight, symptoms of PD psychosis may become threatening1,5
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The importance of symptom recognition in PD psychosis
Proactively discussing the link between PD and the possibility of psychosis can help you identify and treat symptoms at the first sign1,6-8
Visual Hallucinations9,10
Usually seeing actual people (living or deceased), or animals
Auditory Hallucinations9,10
Often involves hearing voices or music
Olfactory Hallucinations9,10
Smelling things that aren’t there
Tactile Hallucinations9,10
Includes the feeling of something touching or moving on the skin
Illusions9,10
Misidentification of actual stimuli, for example, believing that a belt is actually a snake
False Sense of Presence9,10
Experience that someone is present when nobody is actually there
Delusions of Persecution11,12
Beliefs of conspiracy (being followed, a room being bugged, telephones being tapped)
Delusions of Jealousy11,12
Beliefs of infidelity (a significant other is having an affair with someone)
Delusions of Reference11,12
Beliefs that insignificant remarks or statements refer to the patient (walking into a room of people laughing and assuming they are laughing at him/her)
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