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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Nadeeka N W DissanayakaSummaryAffiliation: Griffith University Country: Australia Publications
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Anxiety disorders in Parkinson's disease: prevalence and risk factorsNadeeka N W Dissanayaka
Neurology Research Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Mov Disord 25:838-45. 2010..Anxiety adds to the complexity of PD, lowering patients' quality of life. Future research can be directed to identify reactive and organic nature of anxiety in PD...
Validity and reliability of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Parkinson's diseaseSally F Matheson
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Australas J Ageing 31:13-6. 2012..To examine the psychometric properties of a novel anxiety rating scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) in Parkinson's disease (PD)...
Factors associated with depression in Parkinson's diseaseNadeeka N W Dissanayaka
Neurology Research Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
J Affect Disord 132:82-8. 2011..The determinants of depression in PD are complex and poorly understood. We investigated the factors associated with depression in PD...
Validity of Hamilton Depression Inventory in Parkinson's diseaseNadeeka N W Dissanayaka
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Mov Disord 22:399-403. 2007..The HDI exhibited an optimal cutoff for discriminating between depressed and nondepressed PD patients of 13.5/14.0 and is a valid instrument to use in the setting of PD...
Serotonin and dopamine transporter genes do not influence depression in Parkinson's diseaseNadeeka N W Dissanayaka
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Mov Disord 24:111-5. 2009..No significant genotype or haplotype associations were observed suggesting that common genetic variables around the dopamine and serotonin transporter genes do not play a significant role in the etiology of depression in PD...
