SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2014
A systematic review of interventions used to treat catatonic symptoms in people with autistic spectrum disorders.
Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03980366 (Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy to Treat Self-Injurious Behavior in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy to Treat Self-Injurious Behavior in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Expanding the phenotype of NEDAMSS with a psychiatric perspective: analysis of a new case, and a systematic review of the literature.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- [Electroconvulsive therapy in people with intellectual disability].Der Nervenarzt · 2025Pooled it
- Non-invasive brain stimulation for treating catatonia: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Psychoeducational Interventions for Adults With Level 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder: A 50-Year Systematic Review.Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Functional Neurological Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Complex and Potentially Significant Relationship.Brain and behavior · 2024Review
- Identifying and treating catatonia in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A case series.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2024Article
- Use of ECT in Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability: A Single Site Retrospective Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Rethinking Clozapine: Lights and Shadows of a Revolutionary Drug.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Dyadic Work in Conjunction With Electroconvulsive Therapy in a 12-Year-Old Female With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Catatonia.Ochsner journal · 2024Article
- Recurrent catatonia in a patient with Schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2023Article
- Catatonia in autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities: a state-of-the-art review.Npj mental health research · 2022Review
- Case Reports: Clozapine for the Treatment of Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Catatonia with Psychosis in an 8-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and a Literature Review.Case reports in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Case of paediatric catatonia precipitated by antipsychotic withdrawal in a child with autism spectrum disorder.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Excited Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Series.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges of Catatonia in an Adolescent With High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy Is an Essential Medical Treatment for Patients With Catatonia: A COVID-19 Related Experience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy for Patients with Catatonia: Current Perspectives.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2020Review
- Catatonia as a presentation of autism in a child: a case report.AIMS neuroscience · 2020Article
- The multiple faces of catatonia in autism spectrum disorders: descriptive clinical experience of 22 patients over 12 years.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
A systematic review was conducted to examine the efficacy of a range of treatments for autistic catatonia. The review identified 22 relevant papers, reporting a total of 28 cases including both adult and paediatric patients. Treatment methods included electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), medication, behavioural and sensory interventions. Quality assessment found the standard of the existing literature to be generally poor, with particular limitations in treatment description and outcome measurement. There is some limited evidence to support the use of ECT, high dose lorazepam and behavioural interventions for people with autistic catatonia. However, there is a need for controlled, high-quality trials. Reporting of side effects and adverse events should also be improved, in order to better evaluate the safety of these treatments.
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