title: Gait patterns of depressed patients and normal subjects.
abstract: The authors compared the gait patterns of 15 patients with affective disorders with those of 15 normal control subjects. The procedure involved a frame-by-frame analysis of a film of each subject walking at normal speed. Angle measurements were made of the hip and knee at their maximum extension during a single gait cycle (one stride). The results generally support the hypothesis that depressed patients walk with a lifting motion of the leg, whereas normal control subjects propel themselves forward.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D003527:Cyclothymic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology