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hi all i'd love to get my hands on the full article described oh so briefly by this abstract i think this is the first time i have heard of a study done on the 'statue' effect (as in "Statue, Janet? Why is that pigeon standing on your head?") and i am intrigued by the comment about 'attempted activity' exacerbating distress janet (sometimes one of the Stones of Almonte) ps and another thing i figure after 17 years in parky-land i would know this one but i don't: do "tremour-dominant subtype" parkies have "on/off" fluctuations too, or are they limited to us "akinetic-rigid subtype" parkies? ... hmmm ... maybe i should write to N. Matson ... ------------------------------------------------- Made of stone: A view of Parkinson 'off' periods. Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition, managed symptomatically by medications aimed at the underlying dopaminergic deficit. After several years of treatment, some sufferers experience marked fluctuations in symptom control, including akinetic or 'off' periods. A sample of 15 Parkinson disease sufferers who experienced off periods participated in a small-scale study examining their experience and the coping strategies used. There was a trend for those experiencing significant levels of distress to make more frequent use of 'attempted activity' coping strategies, responses that may inadvertently exacerbate distress. Clinical implications for adjuvant psychological techniques are discussed. Psychol Psychother 2002 Mar;75(Pt 1):93-9 Matson N. Department of Clinical Psychology, North & East Devon Partnership NHS Trust, UK. PMID: 12006202 janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn