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DSM-IV: Medication-Induced Movement Disorders


This term, classified under "other conditions," refers to a group of neurological disorders involving dysfunction in movement or tone of voluntary muscles. Many drugs used to treat mental disorders can cause these conditions.

They include: Neuroleptic Induced Parkinsonism | Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome | Neuroleptic Induced Acute Dystonia | Neuroleptic Induced Acute Akathisia | Neuroleptic Induced Tardive Dyskinesia | Medication Induced Postural Tremor | NOS

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American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994



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