ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the feature of depression in patients with Parkinson's disease(PD) and the related factors.Methods:Use Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD) to measure the level of depression of 60 patients with PD.Functional state of the patients was evaluated by Motor Dysfunction Rating Scale for Parkinson's Disease(MDRSPD).Results:29 cases(48.3%) were identified to have depression,among whom 40% were of minor or moderate degree,8.3% were severe.The main manifestations of depression were anxiety/body,retardation,hopelessness and insomnia.Scores of hopelessness,retardation,and insomnia factor were significantly higher in the rigidity and tremor combining rigidity patients than those in tremor patients.The level of depression positively correlated with the duration of disease and degree of dysfunction due to PD,and it has no relation with age,sex,and education.Conclusions:The incidence of depression was higher in patients with PD.PD patients of different clinical types had different characteristics of depression.The rigidity type is more likely to get depression.The degrees are closely related to duration of disease and degree of dysfunetion.