Text Box: References Parkinson Society Britsh Columbia. (2009). You are not alone. We can help. Retrieved from http://www.parkinson.bc.ca/ Parkinson’s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center. llll (n.d.). Parkinson’s Disease and Mental Health. In l Parkinson’s disease: Mind, mood & memory (p.1). Retrieved lllllfrom http:/www.parkinson.org/Document.Doc?&id=60 Text Box: Video Text Box: To watch a video to learn about Parkinson’s Disease click here There are many aspects of Parkinson’s Disease that effect a person, their loved ones and care givers psychologically. The three aspects this webpage focus on are mood, relationships, and attitude. Parkinson’s is a degenerative disease, which currently has no cure, but is not fatal and there are many treatment options that help manage symptoms. The number of Americans with Parkinson’s is approximately 1.5 million (Reference) and 100,000 Canadians, (Refrence but it also affects countless people indirectly. Often the effects on caregivers, family members, or loved ones are not thought of, so it is important to recognize that any disease diagnosis affects more than just the person with the illness. The degenerative nature of this makes the patient increasingly dependent on others. This will affect both the care giver and the patient psychologically. Hopefully you be able to find valuable information on this site to understand the disease and it’s psychological effects better and therefore be better able to cope with the challenges of this disease. Text Box: Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease and this Site Text Box: Text Box: Psychological Effects of Parkinson’s Text Box: Text Box: Nursing 3225 Website Text Box: Effects on CommunicationText Box: Effects on RelationshipsText Box: Introduction Text Box: Effects on Mood Home