Has the incidence, etiology, evaluation, and management of pediatric catatonia changed over time, especially following the ...

Despite 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 ...

Catatonia, a mysterious and often misunderstood condition, presents itself as a range of motor and behavioural abnormalities. As per a study led by the Banner University Medical Centre, Phoenix, USA, ...

The first case of catatonic psychosis caused by a synthetic derivate of Cannabis, Spice, has been described by researchers. The relation between the consumption of this substance, a psychotic break ...

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 ...

Catatonia is an experience associated with a person taking a rigid or mute stance. Aspects of catatonia can also include unusual posturing, repetitive movements, repeating speech, and agitation. It is ...

A teenager who took bath salts in the Alps was left in a catatonic state for over a month - unable to move or speak. The 17-year-old had taken a small tablet while on vacation that police later ...