These 5 Changes Are Needed in the Huntington’s Community

I’ve worn many hats as a Huntington’s disease (HD) community advocate over the past 25 years, after my mom was diagnosed in the early 1990s. I’ve been a caregiver to my mom, a person at risk, a grassroots fundraiser, a public speaker, a pharmaceutical sales rep for an…

Huntington’s Patients Often Also Suffer from Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric manifestations develop more often than previously thought in Huntington’s disease prodrome, according to findings of a recent study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Moreover, it appears that symptoms also increase with disease severity. Early features of Huntington’s disease can include personality changes, mood swings,…