Alexithymia in patients with Parkinson’s disease treated with DBS of the subthalamic nucleus: a case-control study

Frontiers in Psychology

Lorys Castelli¹ 

关键词: alexithymia;    mood;    emotional dysregulation;    PD patients;    STN-DBS surgery;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01168

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) on alexithymia, a deficit in affective regulation, comparing patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) submitted to STN-DBS (DBS group) to PD patients not yet treated with STN-DBS (pre-DBS group) and to healthy participants (C group).

【 授权许可】

CC BY