The effect of tranquilizing agents on diadochokinetic movement in a senile psychotic population

<p>Statement of the problem. The present study was designed to answer the question: What is the effect of tranquilizers, specifically phenothiazines , on diadochokinetic movement in a geriatric population? It was hypothesized that patients exhibiting overt effects of long term phenothiazine therapy (dyskinesia ) would show a reduced rate of diadochokinetic movement when compared with an age-matched group exhibiting no such symptoms and with no history of having taken tranquilizers . Furthermore, if this diadochokinetic movement were reduced, there would be a greater incidence of defective speech in this patient group .</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Speech

Year dc:date.available

1968

Author dc:creator

• Terzo, Sam Larry

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kenneth Perrin

• Articulation disorders
• Tranquilizing drugs
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1659

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2658