Monitoring mood states in everyday life: A new device for patients with cerebellar ataxia

Monitoring mood states in everyday life: A new device for patients with cerebellar ataxia, Silvia Clausi, Fabio Aloise, Maria P. Contento, Luigi Pizzamiglio, Marco Molinari, Maria Leggio; Psychiatry Research, Available online 1 August 2014, ISSN 0165-1781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.051.


The preliminary data underscore the necessity to implement specific instruments to examine mood disorders in neurological patients. The MoMo device may be extremely valuable in clinical practice, allowing physicians to evaluate daily and weekly mood fluctuations during rehabilitation, pharmacological therapy, and psychotherapy, particularly in neurological patients.