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MENTAL HEALTH
Depression and anxiety are common mood challenges for people with Parkinson's, on top of coping with a chronic diagnosis. Research shows that mental health therapy can be extremely beneficial in addressing mood and processing living with Parkinson's. We have compiled lists of therapists who have been recommended to us over the years:

Therapist list - Orange & Durham Counties
Therapist list - Wake County
Therapist list - Charlotte area

Note:
We are updating the mental health therapist lists for the Wilmington area, Greensboro and Asheville. If you need any of these at this time, you are welcome to email Jessica Shurer at jshurer@neurology.unc.edu. Also note that most therapists are offering telehealth in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore there is also the option to work with a therapist in a different area of the state.


NC RESOURCES

Moving Day NC Triangle

Annual funds- and awareness-raising walk for Parkinson's in Raleigh! (Virtual this year!)
www.movingdaynctriangle.org 

Moving Day Winston-Salem
Annual funds- and awareness-raising walk for Parkinson's in Winston-Salem!
(Virtual this year!)
www.movingdaywinstonsalem.org

Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
A great resource for support groups, PD community events, and an e-newsletter for NC and SC
Phone: 704-248-3722

www.parkinsonassociation.org

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NATIONAL RESOURCES

For more information on Parkinson's disease, check out these great resources!...

The Parkinson's Foundation:

www.parkinson.org
  • Free Helpline: 1-800-4PD-INFO
  • Free Aware in Care hospital kits
  • Free educational booklets and fact sheets on different aspects of Parkinson's
  • Free webinars on various topics
  • Free quarterly newsletter
  • Blog with up-to-date information on research advances
  • Trainings for allied health professionals
  • Podcasts
  • Support and funding for Centers of Excellence at Movement Disorders Centers internationally
  • And more!

Davis Phinney Foundation: www.davisphinneyfoundation.org
  • Victory Summit educational program for patients/families
  • Every Victory Counts workbook for PD
  • PD exercise essentials video
  • Webinars

Michael J. Fox Foundation:
www.michaeljfox.org
  • Information on clinical trials
  • Free online webinars on various topics

American PD Association:
www.apdaparkinson.org
  • Young onset center


CurePSP:
www.psp.org
  • Information and support for “Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders," including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Multiple System Atrophy and Corticobasal Degeneration
  • Ask the Doctor webinars
  • Online virtual support groups
  • Educational packets

 

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