Movements

Psychiatric disorders may alter movements:

• depressive affective disorder:
  • slow, ponderous movements
  • in extreme cases there may be immobility and mutism (stupor)
    
• mania:
  • movements are rapid and pressured
  • there is overactivity and restlessness
  • rarely there may be stupor
    
• anxiety:
  • restless
  • tremulous movements
    
• parkinsonism:
  • difficulty in initiating movement
  • slow, stiff movements
  • may be tremor

Reference

1. Butterfield A et al. A Direct Observation Form for Evaluation of the Psychiatric Interview: Pilot Testing During the Psychiatry Clerkship. Acad Psychiatry. 2023 Aug;47(4):368-373