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  2. Psychomotor agitation - Wikipedia

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    Psychomotor agitation is a symptom in various disorders and health conditions. It is characterized by unintentional and purposeless motions and restlessness, often but not always accompanied by emotional distress and is always an indicative for discharge.

  3. Mixed affective state - Wikipedia

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    A mixed affective state, formerly known as a mixed-manic or mixed episode, has been defined as a state wherein features and symptoms unique to both depression and (hypo)mania, including episodes of anguish, despair, self doubt, rage, excessive impulsivity and suicidal ideation, sensory overload, racing thoughts, heightened irritability, decreased "need" for sleep and other symptoms of ...

  4. Agitation (dementia) - Wikipedia

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    Although some authorities consider them synonymous, [2] psychomotor agitation by definition ("-motor") involves maladaptive movements, whereas agitation in predementia and dementia often involves distress, fear, and aggression even when repetitive purposeless movements (such as pacing) are absent. The synonymy viewpoint views the whole topic as ...

  5. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    Agitation. Pacing. Disorientation. Hallucinations. Trouble sleeping. Sundowning “typically occurs in the late afternoon and evening in individuals diagnosed with dementia,” says Shannel Kassis ...

  6. Major depressive episode - Wikipedia

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    People with depression may be overly active (psychomotor agitation) or very lethargic (psychomotor retardation). [1] Psychomotor agitation is marked by increased body activity, which may result in restlessness, an inability to sit still, pacing, hand wringing, or fidgeting with clothes or objects. [3]

  7. Major depressive disorder - Wikipedia

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    This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Many outdated sources and information (older than five years). Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2024) Medical condition Major depressive disorder Other names Clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, recurrent depression Sorrowing Old Man (At ...

  8. Mental status examination - Wikipedia

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    The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight, and ...

  9. Three Hours To Change Your Life - images.huffingtonpost.com

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    the first has somehow, in some way, been my best year yet. So, as I often say to participants in the workshop, “If a school teacher from Nebraska can do it, so can you!”