Practice Parameter: Evaluation and in Treatment of Depression, Psychosis and Dementia Parkinson Disease (An Evidence-Based Review)

Abstract

Objective To make evidence-based treatment recommendations for patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with dementia, depression and psychosis based on these questions: 1) What tools are effective to screen for depression, psychosis and dementia in PD? 2) What are effective treatments for depression and psychosis in PD? 3) What are effective treatments for PD dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)? Methods A nine member multi-specialty committee evaluated available evidence from a structured literature review using MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Database of Health and Psychosocial Instruments from 1966 to 2004. Additional articles were identified by panel members.