Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients may have a specific personality profile, which includes being introvert, cautious and devoted to hard work. The evaluation of psychological characteristics must be evaluated according to methods for assessments of personality disorders. Such evaluations are often time-consuming and available only in research settings. The “parkinsonian trait” may be established early in life but may change with disease progression. To overcome this long interval before onset of PD questions on literary activities were included in the medical record. Three percent of PD patients could be defined as writers, significantly higher than observed in the general population. PD writers published their first books long before onset of disease. Being a writer is an extrovert trait meaning that the patient is prepared for criticism and publicity. We suggest that questions regarding personal activities prior to disease onset add valuable information on personality which differs significantly from traits observed later in the disease period.

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作家在帕金森病患者中很常见：一项纵向研究

帕金森病 (PD) 患者可能具有特定的性格特征，包括内向、谨慎和致力于努力工作。心理特征的评价必须按照人格障碍的评价方法进行评价。此类评估通常很耗时，并且仅在研究环境中可用。“帕金森病特征”可能在生命早期就确立，但可能会随着疾病进展而改变。为了克服在 PD 开始之前的这段漫长的时间间隔，关于文学活动的问题被包含在病历中。百分之三的 PD 患者可以被定义为作家，明显高于在一般人群中观察到的。早在疾病发作之前，PD 作家就出版了他们的第一本书。作为一名作家是一种外向的特质，这意味着患者已准备好接受批评和宣传。我们建议有关疾病发作前个人活动的问题增加了关于人格的宝贵信息，这些信息与疾病后期观察到的特征显着不同。