Psychological well-being in persons affected by Huntington's disease

A comparison of at-risk, prodromal, and symptomatic groups

Bibliographic Data

ID4226988
AuthorsLauren Zeranski Chisholm (University of Massachusetts, USA), Kaitlin T Flavin (University of Massachusetts, USA), Jane S Paulsen (0000-0002-0983-228X, University of Iowa), Rebecca E Ready (0000-0002-6658-9765), Rebecca Ready (University of Massachusetts, USA)
Year2013
Volume18
Issue3
Pages408-418
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105312444646
PMID22569809
OpenAlexW2138302727
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited34

In order to broaden knowledge of psychological functioning in Huntington's disease (HD), participants at-risk, prodromal, and symptomatic for HD reported on stress, negative affect, and depressive symptoms as well as life satisfaction, positive affect, and quality of life. Persons with symptomatic HD reported fewer psychological assets and greater stress, depressive symptoms, and negative affect than other groups. Positive affect in symptomatic persons did not significantly differ from other groups, and was higher in persons at-risk for HD than in controls. Greater attention to psychological assets in HD is warranted, particularly positive affect which may not decline early in the disease

Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Life satisfaction · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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