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SUBMITTER: Averbeck BB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4197852 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Averbeck B B BB O'Sullivan S S SS Djamshidian A A
Annual review of clinical psychology 20131202
Impulsive-compulsive behaviors (ICBs) in Parkinson's disease (PD) are a common and devastating side effect of dopamine replacement therapy. In this review we describe the phenomenology, prevalence, and risk factors of patients with PD. Results of behavioral studies assessing the neuropsychological profile of patients with PD emphasize that the ICBs, which are behavioral addictions, are not hedonically motivated. Rather, other factors such as the inability to cope with uncertainty may be triggeri ...[more]