Conference paper
THE INCIDENCE OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE IN A BEDFORD COMMUNITY “ADULT WORKING AGE” MENTAL HEALTH TEAM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE USE OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS AN AUDIT AND DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT PRACTICE
Clare Holt
; Kingston Hospital London. CMT trainee London deanery, London, UK
Mark Agius
; Clare College Cambridge, Cambridge, UK ; Department of Psychiatry University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK ; South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust. UK
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative condition of aging, however it is only seen infrequently in an Adult
‘Working Age’ Community Mental Health Team. When it presents, it presents in a number of different situations, but, since
antipsychotics may often cause extrapyramidal side effects, there is often the concern that iatrogenic parkinsonism may occur. Here
we describe a number of different patients presenting in a CMHT who have been assessed and investigated for Parkinson’s disease.
In many of these medication for Parkinson’s disease was started. Often the patients need to stay on an atypical antipsychotic because
of the mental health symptoms which they present. We assess present practice in the team, and make recommendations.
Keywords
Parkinson’s disease; atypical antipsychotics
Hrčak ID:
266691
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Publication date:
26.8.2013.
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