id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9985 Psychomotor agitation - Wikipedia .html text/html 2393 511 41 Psychomotor agitation is a spectrum of disorders characterized by unintentional and purposeless motions and restlessness, often accompanied by emotional distress, but not always. Typical manifestations include pacing around a room, wringing the hands, uncontrolled tongue movement, pulling off clothing and putting it back on, and other similar actions. Psychomotor agitation is typically found in major depressive disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder, and sometimes the manic phase in bipolar disorder, though it can also be a result of an excess intake of stimulants. People showing signs of psychomotor agitation may be experiencing mental tension and anxiety, which comes out physically as: Sometimes, however, psychomotor agitation does not relate to mental tension and anxiety. Recent studies found that nicotine withdrawal induces psychomotor agitation (motor deficit).[6][7][8][9] For instance, akathisia, a movement disorder sometimes induced by antipsychotics and other psychotropics, is estimated to affect 15-35% of patients with schizophrenia.[10][11] Emotional and behavioral disorders ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9985.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9985.txt