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Are people with Parkinson’s disease depressed or demoralised?

People with Parkinson’s disease who show signs of depression may actually have a condition called demoralisation, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. 

People with Parkinson’s disease who show signs of depression may actually have a condition called demoralisation, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.  Demoralisation is a state of feeling helpless and hopeless, with a self-perceived inability to perform tasks in stressful situations. With depression, a person usually knows the appropriate course of action and lacks the motivation to act. With demoralisation, a person may feel incompetent and therefore uncertain about the appropriate course of action. The two can occur together. “The distinction between depression and demoralisation is important because the treatments

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