Research Article

Brief Psychiatric Screening Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

(A) questions retained for further testing and (B) combination of questions used in the prediction models for each validated questionnaire.

(A) Final questions considered for the Brief Psychiatric Questionnaire

 (1) Do you often feel withdrawn?
 (2) Do you often feel that your life is empty?
 (3) Do you worry excessively over little things?
 (4) Do you put a lot of effort into things?
 (5) Do you usually start looking for something thrilling or exciting when nothing new is happening?

(B) Prediction models
 GDS—questions 1 and 2 (BPQ-Depression)
 STAI-Y2—questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 (BPQ-Anxiety)
 Apathy scale—question 5 (BPQ-Apathy)