Psychomotor retardation

Abstract

Among the movement disorders seen in psychiatric and neurological practices, one of the most common and most frequently overlooked is slowing of motor and mental functions. Although psychomotor slowing is a function of normal aging, it is also a prime clinical feature of a number of disease states. The etiology is diverse, the pathogenesis probably related to neurotransmitter dysfunction, and the treatment is best when directed at the actual etiology. ©1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.