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psychomotor agitation
Restlessness, often accompanied by emotional distress,
Etiology:
- schizophrenia
- bipolar disorder
- delirium
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- panic attack
- anxiety disorder
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- alcohol withdrawal
- claustrophobia
- dementia
- Parkinson's disease
- Alzheimer's disease
- traumatic brain injury
- porphyria
- drug adverse effects -cocaine, methylphenidate, haloperidol
Clinical manifestations:
- restlessness
- purposeless movements
- emotional
- hand-wringing
- nail-biting
- loud & excessive vocalization
- pulling at clothing
Management:
- benzodiazepines
- antipychotics is etiology is psychosis
- exercise
- yoga
- meditation
- deep breathing
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psychomotor
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References
- Wikipedia: Psychomotor agitation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomotor_agitation