Parkinson’s disease and Psychological Well-being in the face of the Covid-19 Emergency

The virulence of COVID-19 is infecting our bodies as well as our minds.

Fear of contagion, mistrust of others, social distancing, which often implies isolation and loneliness, are weakening our balance, especially in those people who already face an illness like Parkinson’s disease, day after day.

The Fresco Foundation, which for years has been in the front line in favour of those affected and their families, now wants to continue to accompany each patient, with even more energy.

This video-conference is intended to help you fight the psychological distress related to the COVID19 emergency from your own home. It will be a chance to meet up virtually so we do not forget that, even in moments like this, we are a community. And above all, it will be a real opportunity to transform our homes into places where to achieve and nurture psychological well-being, through some simple relaxation exercises and stress management techniques.

SPEAKER: Dr. PAOLA ORTELLI

Neuropsychologist

Fresco Parkinson Center in Gravedona

OBJECTIVES

PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND COVID19 INFECTION

• Difference between susceptibility to infection and comorbidity as risk of infection severity
• The use of protections and social isolation: elective forms of prevention

THE IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

• Psychological well-being as a way to manage the neurodegenerative disease and maintain adequate immune function.

STRESS

• What is stress and how does it work?
• Can it be managed? And how to manage it in quarantine and during the Covid emergency.
• How to maintain psychological well-being