Suicide attempt due to metoclopramide-induced akathisia.
Akathisia as a side-effect of metoclopramide has received increasing attention in consultation-liaison psychiatry in recent years. A case of metoclopramide-induced akathisia resulting in a suicide attempt is reported in order to highlight the suffering of such patients and the factors that lead to misdiagnosis.
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Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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D000328:Adult; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D000932:Antiemetics; D008787:Metoclopramide