In this episode, we talk about mindfulness and mental health in Parkinson’s Disease with Dr. Barbara Pickut, a distinguished neurologist specializing in movement disorders and neuro-rehabilitation.

Resources mentioned in this episode-

Randomized control trial comparison of ecitalopram with mindfulness meditation (Hoge et al. 2022): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9647561/

UPDRS score changes after mindfulness training (Pickutt et al. 2015): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26101690/

 Effects of mindfulness yoga versus conventional physical exercise (Kwok et al. 2023): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9862216/

Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness (Lazar et al. 2005): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1361002/

Voxel based morphometry used in investigation of mindfulness meditation practitioners (Holzel et al. 2007): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2569815/

Dr Pickut’s website: https://parkinsonsmindfulness.com/about/

Dr Pickut’s email:   [email protected]

Prof Malcom Wright’s website: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=962230

UMass Memorial Health Center for Mindfulness: https://www.ummhealth.org/services-treatments/center-mindfulness

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