Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome
Para KS, Chow CA, Nalamada K, Kakade VM, Chilakamarri P, Louis ED, Koo BB. Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2018, 54: 1-7. PMID: 30529070, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromeInternational RLS Study Group Severity ScaleLifetime suicidal ideationLifetime depression historySuicidal ideationDepression historyLegs syndromeControl participantsBrief Lifetime Depression ScaleCambridge-Hopkins RLS questionnairePotential demographic confoundersRisk of suicideStepwise logistic regressionRLS sufferersRLS questionnaireRLS diagnosisRLS severityDepression ScaleSuicidal Behaviors QuestionnaireLifetime depressionSeverity ScaleDemographic confoundersSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionDepressionDemoralization in Parkinson disease
Koo BB, Chow CA, Shah DR, Khan FH, Steinberg B, Derlein D, Nalamada K, Para KS, Kakade VM, Patel AS, de Figueiredo JM, Louis ED. Demoralization in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2018, 90: e1613-e1617. PMID: 29618626, PMCID: PMC5931805, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease Rating ScaleParkinson's diseasePD cohortPatient Health Questionnaire-9 scoreOutpatient movement disorder clinicYounger ageUnified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleParkinson's Disease Rating ScaleMovement Disorders ClinicPart III scoreStepwise logistic regressionOverall cohortMotor dysfunctionDisorders ClinicDiagnostic criteriaTreatment approachesScale scoreLogistic regressionRating ScaleCohortControl participantsMarital statusPsychosomatic researchDepressed individualsDepression