ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2015
The Syndrome of Catatonia.
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- Frozen emotions, frozen bodies: a systematic review of limbic system alterations in catatonia.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Review
- The Use of tDCS in a Patient with MECP2 Gene Mutation Presenting with Recurrent Catatonia: A Case Report.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Analysis of risk factors for pneumonia in patients with catatonia: a cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Catatonia after COVID-19 infection: scoping review.BJPsych bulletin · 2023Article
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with ketamine induction for catatonia in an HIV positive patient.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
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- Larval Zebrafish as a Model for Mechanistic Discovery in Mental Health.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Review
- Mechanistic modeling as an explanatory tool for clinical treatment of chronic catatonia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Increasing Verbal Behavior in a Young Adolescent Girl with Catatonia and Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Lorazepam-Resistant Catatonia in an Antipsychotic-Naïve 24-Year-Old with Psychotic Symptoms.Case reports in psychiatry · 2020Article
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- Malignant Catatonia Mimics Tetanus.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Advances in Psychiatric Diagnosis: Past, Present, and Future.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Catatonic stupor after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome which has historically been associated with schizophrenia. Many clinicians have thought that the prevalence of this condition has been decreasing over the past few decades. This review reminds clinicians that catatonia is not exclusively associated with schizophrenia, and is still common in clinical practice. Many cases are related to affective disorders or are of an idiopathic nature. The illusion of reduced prevalence has been due to evolving diagnostic systems that failed to capture catatonic syndromes. This systemic error has remained unchallenged, and potentiated by the failure to perform adequate neurological evaluations and catatonia screening exams on psychiatric patients. We find that current data supports catatonic syndromes are still common, often severe and of modern clinical importance. Effective treatment is relatively easy and can greatly reduce organ failure associated with prolonged psychomotor symptoms. Prompt identification and treatment can produce a robust improvement in most cases. The ongoing prevalence of this syndrome requires that psychiatrists recognize catatonia and its presentations, the range of associated etiologies, and the import of timely treatment.
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