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.

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Leong, GB
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Silva, JA
Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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Stock #: JFS2002173
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS2002173