Catatonia, which is currently categorized as a syndrome of certain mood, medical, neurologic, and psychotic disorders, often manifests as withdrawal combined with unusual movements and behaviors. In ...

Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that ...

Catatonia is a psychomotor disorder. This means it involves the connection between mental function and movement, affecting a person’s ability to move in a normal way. People with catatonia can ...

A 92-year-old woman presents for admission to a psychiatric hospital, 3 months after being diagnosed with catatonia. Her symptoms include stupor and waxy flexibility (i.e., resisting passive movement) ...

Catatonia is often dramatically portrayed as a condition that belongs in horror movies, presenting someone as completely motionless or immobile for shock value. But it’s more than being “unresponsive.

Thus far, the Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) specifier lineup has included some unsavory characters. As if these haven't been difficult enough, there is also the possibility of MDD patients ...

NICE, France — Catatonic syndrome is a common child and adolescent psychotic disorder that responds well to benzodiazepines, with the addition of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) if there is ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Catatonia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

In all the criticism of DSM-5, the new classification of psychiatric diseases has one triumph to report: bringing back the diagnosis of catatonia as an almost-independent disease entity. The new DSM ...