title: Suicide attempt due to metoclopramide-induced akathisia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D008787:Metoclopramide