What emotional problems are common during moderate phase Parkinson's?

What emotional problems are common during moderate phase Parkinson's?

Neal Hermanowicz (Director of the Movement Disorders Program) gives expert video advice on: How does moderate phase Parkinsons affect dexterity?; How does moderate phase Parkinsons affect body motion?; What are the sexual effects of moderate Parkinson's? and more...

Depression is a problem in any stage of Parkinsons disease, at any point that it needs to be thought about and, if present, attended to. It doesn't necessarily increase as the disease changes or as years go by. It's something that I think about all the time in my patients, whether it's somebody recently diagnosed or who's had it for ten years or fifteen years.