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How can CBT help someone with Parkinson’s disease?
Joanna Rodriguezexplains thatCBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)can help people withParkinson’s diseaseby helping a person come to terms with their diagnosis and live a fulfilling life.
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CBT can be used for the treatment and management of Parkinson's, again, to help a person come to terms with the diagnosis and the way that that might affect them on a day-to-day basis. But also to look at the things that they do in their lives and the way that they see themselves as a person with Parkinson's and how we can help person to live the most fulfilling life for as long as possible with the condition that they have.