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The British Journal of Psychiatry (2005) 187: 182-183
© 2005 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

SHORT REPORTS

Distress in Parkinson's disease: contributions of disease factors and metacognitive style

RORY ALLOTT, ClinPsyD

University of Manchester, Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, Manchester

ADRIAN WELLS, PhD

University of Manchester, Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, Manchester

ANTHONY P. MORRISON, ClinPsyD

University of Manchester, Division of Psychology, Manchester

RICHARD WALKER, MD

Department of Elderly Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumbria, UK

Correspondence: Rory Allott, Clinical Psychologist, Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, 2nd Floor ERC, Wythenshaw Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester, UK. Tel: +44 (0)161 291 5883; Fax: +44 (0)161 291 5882; e-mail: rallott{at}fsl.with.man.ac.uk.

Declaration of interest None.

Research has suggested that the high levels of depression and anxiety observed in Parkinson's disease are a primary consequence of its pathophysiology. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that a psychological factor, metacognitive style, is significantly associated with distress, independent of previously identified disease-related risk factors. Distress, metacognitive style and disease factors were assessed in 44 people with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. People with a specific metacognitive style had an increased vulnerability to distress over and above previously identified disease factors; this suggests future directions for the development of psychological interventions.




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