Re: pd and cd and suicide

[Carole Hercun <grinchcsh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good morning, janet- Not to negate the psychological causes
for CD, BUT, dopamine deprivation is well-documented
as a physiological cause for depression, and what is PD, if
not that?    Carole

--- janet paterson <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi all
>
> while there may be a bio-neuro-chemical link
> between pd [parkinson's disease] and cd [clinical
> depression]
> i believe that pd is not the cause of parkies ending
> their own lives
>
> i believe that cd is directly responsible for suicide
>
> i also think that the initial panic and terror reaction
> to diagnosis of any incurable, degenerative neurologic
> disorder
> would be cause for the emotional trauma which can trigger
> cd
>
>
> janet
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> janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie
> 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd
> TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A
> 1A0 Canada
> EMAIL: janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx URL:



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