Hypoactivity, also known as hypolocomotion, locomotor hypoactivity, or decreased locomotor activity, is an inhibition of behavioral or locomotor activity.[1]
Hypoactivity is a characteristic effect of sedative agents and many centrally acting anesthetics. Other drugs such as antipsychotics, which are used to treat delusions and hallucination (symptoms of psychosis),[2] and mCPP also produce this effect, often as a side effect.
It may be a characteristic symptom of the inattentive type of ADHD[3] (ADHD-PI) and sluggish cognitive tempo.
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edit- ^ "APA Dictionary of Psychology". dictionary.apa.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Antipsychotic Medication". CAMH. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
