SOCIAL PHOBIA IN A CASE OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A CASE REPORT

Parkinson’s disease is an illness affecting the geriatric age group resulting in debilitating and disfiguring disease associated with the presence of resting tremor, bradykinesia and postural instability. Psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression are common in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are noted to have significant distress in social interaction, and they may also develop social anxiety related to or secondary to Parkinson’s disease. The prevalence of social phobia in these patients is noteworthy which further compounds the overall improvement of the patient and determines his drug response to antiparkinsonian drugs. Patients are needed to be managed on a comprehensive basis, in which he can receive psychiatric management along with his medical advice and prescription. This study was aimed to examine the association between social anxiety related to Parkinson’s disease in a patient.