Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This manuscript presents a pragmatic classification of motor abnormalities commonly observed in psychiatric practice. The classification is divided into quantitative and qualitative categories, with a focus on motor underactivity and overactivity. The quantitative category includes symptoms such as retardation, hyperactivity, obsessive slowness, and agitation. The qualitative category explores catatonic symptoms, including motoric immobility, extreme agitation, extreme negativism, posturing, and echo phenomenon. In addition, non-catatonic/neurological motor abnormalities are discussed, such as hypokinetic and hyperkinetic symptoms. The manuscript also highlights related concepts, including La-belle indifference. This classification provides a valuable framework for understanding and diagnosing motor abnormalities in psychiatric practice.
Authors: Darshankumar Dharaiya, Jagdish Varma
Language: English
Topic: Mental Health and Psychiatry
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405886509