Levodopa has mood-enhancing effects in healthy elderly adults

Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;33(4):674-675. doi: 10.1002/gps.4824.

Authors

Andrew Vo^{1

2}, Hooman Ganjavi³, Penny A MacDonald^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 29498779
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4824

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Affect / drug effects*
Aged
Antiparkinson Agents / pharmacology
Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use*
Anxiety / drug therapy
Apathy / drug effects
Female
Humans
Levodopa / pharmacology
Levodopa / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
Parkinson Disease / psychology

Substances

Antiparkinson Agents
Levodopa