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128 Chapter 7 to be experiencing wearing-off if he or she indicates at least one symptom that improves after taking a next medication dose. 3. Presence of clinically relevant anxiety, defined as a Beck Anxiety Inventory score > 26 [33]. Patient exclusion criteria 1. Other neurological, orthopaedic, cardiopulmonary problems that may interfere with participation in the view of the researchers. 2. Cognitive impairment defined as an MMSE score < 24. 3. Insufficient motivation for participation. Intervention Two treatment conditions are investigated in this study: the experimental condition (BEWARE) and the TAU (physical therapy). Both interventions consist of 12 sessions, each 1 hour long, 2 times per week for 6 weeks. All treatment sessions occur at the same time of day on the same two days of the week (Monday and Thursday) throughout the study. The treatment groups consist of 6 patients, in both conditions. Figure 1. Study flow chart. Abbreviations: BEEWARE = body awareness training; PD = Parkin- son’s disease; TAU = treatment as usual.