Speaker Series - Psychosocial Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Quality of Life for People with YOPD

February 11, 2025 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Some of the Psychosocial effects of PD are changes in how a patient thinks, their feelings, moods, ways of coping, and relationships with family and friends. 

• What specific challenges make YOPD different from Late Onset PD
• What is demoralization, and how does it affect the lives of people with YOPD?
• What factors contribute to greater quality of life for people with YOPD (publication forthcoming)

About Bradley McDaniels, PhD, CRC

Bradley McDaniels is an assistant professor and program coordinator for the Rehabilitation Studies program in the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas. Brad earned his PhD from the University of Kentucky, and after graduating, completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University focusing exclusively on Parkinson’s disease. Brad is currently involved in research focusing on meaning in life, loneliness, demoralization, stigma, and other non-motor issues of PD.