Psychomotor semiology in depression: a standardized clinical psychomotor approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although psychomotor symptoms are associated with the clinical symptomatology of depression, they are rarely assessed and standardized clinical evaluation tools are lacking. Psychomotor retardation is sometimes assessed through direct patient observations by clinicians or through a clinical observation grid, in the absence of a standardized psychomotor assessment. In this pilot study, we evaluated the feasibility of standardized psychomotor examination of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and detailed a psychomotor semiology in these patients.

Methods

We used a standardized psychomotor assessment to examine 25 patients with MDD and 25 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC) and compared their psychomotor profiles. Using standardized tests, we assess

SUBMITTER: Paquet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature