Motor Disorder in Psychiatry

Addresses the concept that psychiatric motor disorder can be understood in terms of cerebral dysfunction and that there is essentially no difference between motor disorder found in psychiatric and neurological afflictions. Covers the following disorders: extrapyramidal, catatonia, schizophrenia, obessive-compulsive, affective, hysteria and mental handicap. Considers disturbances of posture, voluntary motor performance, tone, activity, abnormal movements and speech production in psychiatric disorder. Includes four rating scales to assess motor disturbance in psychiatric illness.