Parkinson’s Disease Assessment

Have you or a loved one recently been referred to be assessed for motor movement issues or Parkinson’s disease? Have you or your loved one recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and are seeking consultation and intervention to find out how to move on with your life?

Thoughtwise in central Tallahassee, offers a wide number of services and mental health-based interventions. Thoughtwise can offer you the neuropsychological, and psychological measures, and comprehensive evaluations that you need to help you better determine the severity of PD.

After a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease your doctor may encourage you to seek further neuropsychological evaluations, and ongoing assessments to help monitor your mental health and brain and behavioral health throughout your life.

Experts may encourage you to seek out mental health or therapeutic based services to help you to continue to maintain a high-quality life.

What is Parkinson’s Disease (PD)?

PD is among other neurodegenerative conditions such as Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

Some of the major symptoms or behaviors in which are associated with PD are:

• Disturbance in posture/inability to balance one’s weight.
• Hallucinations.
• Absence of movement.
• Rigidity or stiffness of body parts.
• Tremors or uncontrollable muscle movements or shaking, among others.

There are other conditions that may mimic the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease; testing can be very important for best outcome.

Why should I be assessed for PD or after a PD diagnosis?

The effects and symptoms of PD are different for everyone and lives are affected very differently. Neuropsychological screening and assessments are tests that can help distinguish and diagnose the symptoms of PD and other disorders.

Ongoing assessment is often effective to help monitor your health.

These tests are important to help you understand PD and how you are affected. Neuropsychological evaluations can help you, your family, and your provider understand:

• The severity in which you are affected by PD.
• Areas of difficulty.
• Strengths and weaknesses.
• Ongoing assessment of improvement or decline.
• The difference between PD symptoms and other difficulties.
• Recommendations, follow up, and what interventions may be best.
• Prognosis – estimating the impact that PD will have throughout your life.

Did you know that service dogs, emotional support dogs, and dogs trained as companions are available for person’s with Parkinson’s disease? Did you know that artificial intelligence and automated tests are being implemented in some cases to monitor the severity of PD?

What can Thoughtwise do for me or a loved one that has been diagnosed with PD?

Thoughtwise in Tallahassee can offer you many types of services to help you and your family. We can offer:

• The assessments and comprehensive evaluations you need.
• Consultation.
• 1:1 talk-therapy.
• Group therapy.
• Family interventions.
• Specific models of counseling to address your needs and concerns of your future.

If you or your family are in need of services to help take action in your life against PD, please contact us today.