MDS 2022 | Wellness and holistic health in Parkinson’s disease

K. Ray-Chaudhuri, MD, DSc, FRCP, FEAN, King’s College London, London, UK, discusses the concept of wellness and holistic health in the context of Parkinson’s disease care. The idea of wellness and holistic health in Parkinson’s disease was recently developed and encompasses lifestyle, mental and spiritual well-being, the vitals of general health, and social factors. To address wellness in Parkinson’s disease, the International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society has launched a Task Force on Parkinson’s Wellness and Holistic Health. The goal is to develop enablers of wellness, different strands of factors contributing to the well-being of Parkinson’s disease patients, and provide evidence-based suggestions to address wellness in people with Parkinson’s disease. This interview took place at the 2022 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Madrid, Spain.