Risk of Parkinson’s disease doubles for people with anxiety, study suggests
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The risk of developing Parkinson’s disease is at least doubled in people with anxiety compared with those without, according to a study published in the July issue of the British Journal of General Practice.
Dr Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez (PhD), from University College London, and colleagues investigated the incidence of Parkinson’s disease in people diagnosed with new anxiety (2008-2018; aged ≥50) as well as clinical features associated with later diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in people with anxiety.