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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on July 12, 2022April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Cognitive Changes are Common in Parkinson’s Cognitive difficulties are a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can...see more affect many facets of everyday life. Executive function, or the ability to plan and organize multi-step activities can specifically be affected in PD. Visuo-spatial skills, which allow a person to navigate in three dimensions, estimating distances […]

Maintaining your mental health during the COVID-19 crisis

Posted on March 31, 2020April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Mental health in the time of COVID-19 Many people are feeling tense and anxious in this difficult time. But...see more for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), as well as for anyone with a chronic disease, this time can be more stressful than for those without health issues, for a number of reasons. I have previously discussed […]

Planning for the What Ifs – Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on January 14, 2020April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Planning for the What Ifs, Part Two Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease:...see more Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent […]

Planning for the What-Ifs — Mental health concerns in advanced PD – psychosis and behavioral problems

Posted on December 3, 2019October 10, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Planning for the What Ifs Mental Health Concerns in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for...see more the What Ifs, a special series of posts to address both motor and non-motor issues of people with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). We are defining advanced PD as those who are no longer independent of their […]

Apathy and Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on August 20, 2019April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Read Dr. Gilbert’s discussion of the relationship between apathy and Parkinson’s, a common non-motor symptom in...see more PWP.

The relationship between stress, anxiety and Parkinson’s disease

Posted on June 17, 2019April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Anxiety can be caused by PD, while stress and anxiety can make...see more PD worse. Read about different methods to help break the cycle.

Cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease – is there anything we can do about it?

Posted on March 5, 2019April 22, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

For many people, one of the most concerning non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is cognitive decline. Attention, working...see more memory, executive function, memory, language and visual reasoning are the cognitive skills most frequently affected in PD which can be concerning because these skills allow us to perform daily functions such as paying attention, solving problems, […]

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