Chow L Y, Chung D, Leung V, Leung T F, Leung C M
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Int J Clin Pract. 1997 Jul-Aug;51(5):330-1.
Akathisia as a side-effect of metoclopramide has received increasing attention in consultation-liaison psychiatry in recent years. A case of metoclopramide-induced akathisia resulting in a suicide attempt is reported in order to highlight the suffering of such patients and the factors that lead to misdiagnosis.