Psychiatry and Psychology

Wandering Behavior

Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admitted institution residents who try to open locked exit doors; self-stimulators who perform other activities such as turning doorknobs, in addition to continuous pacing; and modelers who shadow other pacers.

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Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admitted institution residents who try to open locked exit doors; self-stimulators who perform other activities such as turning doorknobs, in addition to continuous pacing; and modelers who shadow other pacers.

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  • Behavior, Wandering

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, injuries, legislation & jurisprudence, physiology, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2009

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  1. F01.145.126.050.750w
  2. F01.145.126.995w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Wandering Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055816. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055816
  2. Wandering Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_(dementia)
  3. Wandering Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7967199