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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down Syndrome in 2009, she was shocked. The condition ...

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 ...

Dr. Michael D. Kritzer: A 57-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) was evaluated at a hospital affiliated with this hospital because she was having ...

Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) often presents with nonspecific symptoms; neuropsychiatric features such as psychosis or catatonia are uncommon and easily misattributed. We describe a man in his ...

A 29-year-old man’s debilitating night terrors were the first sign of rare autoimmune disorder that rapidly progressed, landing him in the intensive care unit in a “catatonic state.” Ben Tarver, 29, ...

Not all cases are so obvious, though. Like any condition, catatonia exists on a spectrum, and subtler symptoms may be missed at first. Today, let's examine Mark's case (name disguised) involving the ...