TY - JOUR A2 - Truong, Daniel AU - Simpson, Jane AU - McMillan, Helen AU - Reeve, Donna PY - 2013 DA - 2013/08/13 TI - Reformulating Psychological Difficulties in People with Parkinson’s Disease: The Potential of a Social Relational Approach to Disablism SP - 608562 VL - 2013 AB - Research investigating the psychological difficulties experienced by people with Parkinson's disease (PD) is dominated by individualistic neurobiological and psychological perspectives. Therefore, this opinion paper draws on a reformulation of the social model of disability, Thomas' (1999) and (2007) social relational approach to disablism, to offer an alternative way of conceptualising psychological difficulties experienced by people with PD. This opinion paper explores the ways in which socially imposed restrictions and stigma may contribute to psychological difficulties by using Thomas' (2007) concept of psychoemotional disablism. By using the lens of psychoemotional disablism, this paper demonstrates that people with PD can be exposed to stigmatising attitudes and interactions which could contribute to restrictions, feelings of shame, and psychological difficulties such as depression. Accordingly, it is argued that further attention to the link between psychological difficulties and social dimensions of disablism in PD is needed in both research arenas and clinical practice to broaden understandings and interventions for people with PD. SN - 2090-8083 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/608562 DO - 10.1155/2013/608562 JF - Parkinson’s Disease PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -