Beyond motor improvement: The potential role of Mindfulness across the Deep Brain Stimulation pathway in Parkinson’s Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation November 3, 2026 Giada Coluccio, Francesco Cavallieri, Valentina Fioravanti et al.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) provides substantial and durable relief of levodopa-responsive motor symptoms and motor complications in people with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), yet motor improvement does not invariably translate into satisfactory psychological, social, and quality-of-life outcomes. Anxiety, depression, apathy, cognitive vulnerability, unrealistic expectations, altered...