Psychological and neuropsychological services for people with Parkinson’s disease
This British Psychological Society resource offers advice on psychological and neuropsychological services for people with Parkinson’s.
- Care strategies
- Mental health
- Service improvement
- Specialised multidisciplinary working
- Treatments and medication
- Publications
- Nurse (Parkinson's nurse)
- Nurse (other)
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Complex
- Diagnosis
- End of life
- Maintenance
The guidance document highlights the urgent need for improved services for this group of patients. It proposes a 'matched care model' to tailor psychological support to individual needs.
The text discusses:
- cognitive impact
- psychosis
- emotional wellbeing
- impulse control behaviours
- sleep disorders.
The document also outlines assessment methods, intervention strategies, and service evaluation standards.
This guidance document has been published by the British Psychological Society’s Division of Neuropsychology Policy Unit.
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