Parkinson's Disease: Coping Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Mylène MeyerSébastien MontelSophie Colnat-CoulboisSolène FrismandPierre-Michel LlorcaPierre VidailhetRaymund SchwanElisabeth SpitzPublished in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2024)
Coping strategies are crucial for PD patients to adapt to the evolution of their parkinsonian state. Their consideration should be more systematic in the neurosurgical process, particularly when neurological symptoms would remain after DBS. More insights are needed concerning the evolution of coping strategies through DBS and the impact of a preoperative psychotherapy over them in preoperative PD patients.