Citation

Leong GB, Silva JA. J. Forensic Sci. 2003; 48(1): 187-189.

Affiliation

Center for Forensic Services, Western State Hospital, Tacoma, WA 98498-7213, USA. leonggb@dshs.wa.gov

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12570226

Abstract

Surprisingly, the association of neuroleptic-induced akathisia and aggressive behavior was not formally recognized until nearly two and one-half decades of antipsychotic prescribing had passed. Using a search of the anglophonic literature, this phenomenon is reviewed. Advances in psychopharmacology have reduced neuroleptic-induced akathisia and hold promise to eliminate it altogether. Nonetheless, important clinical and forensic aspects of neuroleptic-induced akathisia and aggression remain and are explored.

Language: en