Catatonia: Definition, Causes, Symptoms Treatment Catatonia is a disorder that disrupts how your brain works, disrupting how a person processes and reacts to the world around them People with catatonia often don’t react to things happening nearby or may react in ways that seem unusual
Catatonia - Wikipedia There are several subtypes of catatonia recognized: stuporous catatonia, excited catatonia, malignant catatonia, and periodic catatonia Subtypes are defined by the group of symptoms and associated features that a person is experiencing or displaying
Catatonia - The New England Journal of Medicine Catatonia has been well described but is poorly understood 1 Many physicians incorrectly believe that catatonia is a rare form of schizophrenia, with bizarre abnormalities of motor behavior
Catatonia: What Is It, Signs and Symptoms, Treatment, and More | Osmosis Although catatonia is more commonly seen in individuals with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, almost any kind of mental health disorder can lead to catatonia, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and autism spectrum disorder
Catatonia: Treatment and prognosis - UpToDate This topic reviews the treatment and prognosis of catatonia The epidemiology, clinical features, assessment, underlying disorders, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis are discussed separately
Catatonia DCOS (Delirium Catatonia Overlap Syndrome) - EMCrit Project Catatonia is a motor dysregulation syndrome involving difficulty initiating or terminating actions (19884605) Most commonly, this causes periods of physical rigidity, negativism, or stupor (although psychomotor hyperactivity may also occur) Catatonia is more common than generally realized
Catatonia - Royal College of Psychiatrists This information is for anyone who is experiencing catatonia or has done in the past It is also for anyone who knows or is caring for someone with catatonia