ArticleGeneral hospital psychiatry
The occurrence of catatonia diagnosis in acute care hospitals in the United States: A national inpatient sample analysis.
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Catatonic Syndrome in Adult Patients at Basurto Hospital: A Descriptive Study of Incidence, Comorbidity, and Short-Term Outcomes
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Electrographic Features of Catatonia With or Without Comorbid Delirium.The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- The Catatonia Quick Screen (CQS): A Rapid Screening Tool for Catatonia in Adult and Pediatric Populations.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of the lorazepam challenge test in pediatric catatonia: A multisite retrospective cohort study.Schizophrenia research · 2024Article
- Catatonia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Diagnostic features of paediatric catatonia: multisite retrospective cohort study.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Generalized Periodic Discharges Associated With Catatonia and Delirium: A Case Series.The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Article
- Molecular and immunological origins of catatonia.Schizophrenia research · 2024Article
- Changes in deep brain stimulation surgeries between 2019 and 2020: A national inpatient sample analysis.World neurosurgery: X · 2023Article
- The role of the electroencephalogram (EEG) in determining the aetiology of catatonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Hospitalizations for pediatric catatonia in neurodivergent and neurotypical patients.General hospital psychiatryArticle
- Clinical and biological distinctions between catatonia due to a medical condition and catatonia associated with a psychiatric disorder.General hospital psychiatryArticle
- Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to 10 Common Myths About Catatonia: An Educational Review.Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryReview
- Emergency Department Presentations for Catatonia: A 2019-2021 National Emergency Department Sample Study.Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryArticle
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Abstract
objectiveCatatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder that can occur in the setting of many illnesses, but the frequency of catatonia diagnosis among hospitalized patients is poorly characterized. This study reports the occurrence of catatonia diagnosis among acute care hospital discharges in the United States and the cooccurring diagnoses of these patients.
methodThe National Inpatient Sample, an all-payors database of acute care hospital discharges, was queried for patients older than 18 discharged with a diagnosis of catatonia in 2019.
results13,630 encounters among the 30,080,038 adult hospitalizations in the NIS during the study year included a diagnosis of catatonia. Total hospital charges for these admissions were $1.15 billion, with 215,165 cumulative hospital days. In this sample, approximately 60% of admissions had a primary psychiatric discharge diagnosis, while 40% had a primary neurologic or medical discharge diagnosis. Procedures were performed in 36.7% of hospitalizations involving catatonia, of which electroconvulsive therapy was most common.
conclusionsCatatonia is a rare but costly discharge diagnosis among patients in acute care hospitals. It occurs across the age spectrum and is associated with a range of medical and psychiatric comorbidities. Further research is needed to better characterize the occurrence of catatonia and its optimal treatment.
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