Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.
More than half of people with Parkinson’s disease will at some point develop psychosis, a collection of symptoms in which a person has trouble distinguishing what is or isn’t real.
While Parkinson’s may be best known for its hallmark motor symptoms, it can also lead to nonmotor symptoms including changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. For this reason, psychosis might take people with the disease and their families by surprise, and can be one of the more unsettling symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease.
Psychosis can cause feelings of fear, embarrassment, or distress that make it more difficult to talk about with a healthcare professional. But there are ways to manage Parkinson’s psychosis, so the sooner your doctor knows about it, the easier it will be to come up with a treatment plan to help stop or minimize its effects on your daily life.