Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:1441-1448
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Psychomotor function in affective disorders: an overview of new monitoring techniques
JF Greden and BJ Carroll
Clinicians and researchers lack accuracy in assessing psychomotor functions
of patients. Several objective monitoring techniques have recently been
proposed with the goal of compiling accurate determinations. These include
electromyographic determinations of facial expressions of emotion,
measurement of speech phonation and pause times, and use of
movement-activated recording monitors to quantify motility. Objective
psychomotor assessments may improve classification, longitudinal
monitoring, treatment selection, and prediction of outcome for patients
with depression and mania.
