Alexithymia is associated with impulsivity in newly-diagnosed, drug-naïve patients with Parkinson's disease: an affective risk factor for the development of impulse-control disorders?

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012 Fall;24(4):E36-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11110326.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Affective Symptoms / complications
  • Affective Symptoms / diagnosis
  • Affective Symptoms / psychology*
  • Aged
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / diagnosis
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / etiology*
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Impulsive Behavior / complications
  • Impulsive Behavior / diagnosis
  • Impulsive Behavior / psychology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / complications
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
  • Parkinson Disease / psychology*
  • Risk Factors