Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome distinguished by a diverse array of motor, cognitive, and affective disturbances. Once primarily associated with schizophrenia, modern diagnostic ...

Hospitalization with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not unusual for patients fitting the MDD with catatonic features specifier, and ECT tends to be very effective (e.g., Luchini et al., 2015; ...

Hospitalization with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not unusual for patients fitting the MDD with catatonic features specifier, and ECT tends to be very effective (e.g., Luchini et al., 2015; ...

For the first time, the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has produced a guideline on catatonia. Catatonia is a severe psychiatric disorder that has been associated with a wide range of ...

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 ...