title: Dystonia--a potential psychiatric pitfall.
abstract: The manifold presentations of dystonia have been acknowledged as a spectrum of illness. Dystonia is primarily idiopathic or drug-induced; purely psychogenic causes would seem to be rare, although such an aetiology is commonly assumed. Response to medication in idiopathic cases is unpredictable, although anticholinergic medication and behavioural programmes are being evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents