GuidelineJournal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2023
Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Guideline in Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07315386 (Catatonic Syndrome in Adult Patients at Basurto Hospital), which is not on this map. Cited by 118 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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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118 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Benzodiazepines on Catatonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance dependence: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Genetics of catatonia: a systematic review of case reports and a gene pathway analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Pooled it
- The use of antipsychotics in the treatment of catatonia: a systematic review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Pooled it
- SYNGAP-1 Mutation And Catatonia: A Case Series and Systematic Review.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- The diagnosis and treatment of catatonia.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023Guideline
- Catatonic Features That May Be Mistaken for Worsening Autism Show Treatment-Associated Improvement: Implications for Later Regression.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Autistic and Non-Autistic Patients: An Observational Study on Course, Efficacy, Aggression, and Self-Injury Outcomes.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- Frozen emotions, frozen bodies: a systematic review of limbic system alterations in catatonia.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Review
- Catatonia with prominent psychosocial factors: A case report.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder: A Systematic Review, Case Series, and Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Recurrent Catatonia During Longitudinal Evaluation of Possible Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Periodic Catatonia in a Veteran With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).Cureus · 2026Article
- Long-term recovery following delayed diagnosis of anti-NMDAR encephalitis presenting as catatonia due to a general medical condition (CDGMC).Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- Schizophrenia and disordered sensorimotor control: challenges, mechanisms and opportunities.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Review
- Complete Blood Count-Derived Inflammatory Indices in Catatonia: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Movement disorder emergencies at a tertiary-care center in West Bengal, India: Spectrum, etiologies, diagnostic implications.Next research · 2026Article
- Narrative Review of Catatonia in Psychosis and Eating Disorders: Common Intersections and Treatment Considerations.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Recurrent Catatonia in the Setting of Urinary Tract Infection and Medical Comorbidity: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
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Abstract
The British Association for Psychopharmacology developed an evidence-based consensus guideline on the management of catatonia. A group of international experts from a wide range of disciplines was assembled. Evidence was gathered from existing systematic reviews and the primary literature. Recommendations were made on the basis of this evidence and were graded in terms of their strength. The guideline initially covers the diagnosis, aetiology, clinical features and descriptive epidemiology of catatonia. Clinical assessments, including history, physical examination and investigations are then considered. Treatment with benzodiazepines, electroconvulsive therapy and other pharmacological and neuromodulatory therapies is covered. Special regard is given to periodic catatonia, malignant catatonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and antipsychotic-induced catatonia. There is attention to the needs of particular groups, namely children and adolescents, older adults, women in the perinatal period, people with autism spectrum disorder and those with certain medical conditions. Clinical trials were uncommon, and the recommendations in this guideline are mainly informed by small observational studies, case series and case reports, which highlights the need for randomised controlled trials and prospective cohort studies in this area.
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