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The relationship of
akathisia with suicidality and depersonalization among patients with
schizophrenia.
Cem Atbasoglu E, Schultz SK,
Andreasen NC.
Department of Psychiatry, Ankara University,
Ankara, Turkey. atbasoglu@superonline.com
An association of
suicidality and depersonalization with akathisia has been reported, but
it is not clear whether these phenomena are specific to akathisia or are
nonspecific manifestations of distress. The authors used the Barnes
Akathisia Rating Scale, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, and Hamilton
Rating Scale for Depression (Ham-D) to examine the relationships between
suicidality, depersonalization, dysphoria, and akathisia in 68 patients
with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder. Akathisia was
associated with higher scores on the Ham-D ratings of suicidality,
depersonalization, and agitation. In a logistic regression model,
depressive mood and subjective awareness of akathisia appeared to be the
only predictors of suicidality and depersonalization, respectively.
These findings support the association between akathisia and both
suicidality and depersonalization. However, these symptoms appear to be
nonspecific responses to accompanying depressive mood and the subjective
awareness of the akathisia syndrome, respectively.
PMID: 11514639
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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