Significant Association Between Huntingtin Gene Mutation and Prevalence of Hopelessness, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

Significant Association Between Huntingtin Gene Mutation and Prevalence of Hopelessness, Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

Background: In Huntington’s disease psychiatric symptoms may manifest prior to motor dysfunction. Such symptoms negatively impact people’s quality of life and can worsen the course of the primary disease. The aim of the present study was to assess and compare depression, anxiety and hopelessness ra...

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Main Authors: Adelė Butėnaitė, Robertas Strumila, Aistė Lengvenytė, Indrė Kotryna Pakutkaitė, Aušra Morkūnienė, Aušra Matulevičienė, Edgaras Dlugauskas, Algirdas Utkus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
Huntington’s disease
huntingtin
depression
anxiety
hopelessness
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22364

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https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22364

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