Good morning, janet- Not to negate the psychological causes for CD, BUT, dopamine deprivation is well-documented as a physiological cause for depression, and what is PD, if not that? Carole --- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > hi all > > while there may be a bio-neuro-chemical link > between pd [parkinson's disease] and cd [clinical > depression] > i believe that pd is not the cause of parkies ending > their own lives > > i believe that cd is directly responsible for suicide > > i also think that the initial panic and terror reaction > to diagnosis of any incurable, degenerative neurologic > disorder > would be cause for the emotional trauma which can trigger > cd > > > janet > > > > > > janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie > 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd > TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A > 1A0 Canada > EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/