title: Neuroleptic-induced acute and chronic akathisia: a clinical comparison.
abstract: We compared the severity of subjective and objective symptomatology of akathisia between the acute and chronic subtypes of neuroleptic-induced akathisia. Sixty-one schizophrenic subjects were evaluated. Multivariate analysis revealed that motor manifestations and distress of akathisia were less severe in chronic akathisia than in acute akathisia. The severity of subjective restlessness was not significantly different between the two groups. In conclusion, there were differences in the severity of symptoms and signs between the acute and chronic subtypes of akathisia, suggesting that the severity of the subjective and objective components of akathisia may be differentially affected by the duration of akathisia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ung Gu
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yong Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Kyoo-Seob
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Yong Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents