ALLMedicine™ Catatonia Center

Jun 24th, 2022 - Despite advances in antidepressant interventions, none has replaced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in its acute efficacy and spectrum of action in severely depressed patients, including in psychotic depression, catatonia, and acutely suicidal pat...

Jun 18th, 2022 - A Case and Proposed Mechanism of Catatonia During the Post-Acute Phase of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection.|2022|Spiegel DR,Kisteneff A,Fidelis W,Frawley J,Connelly D,|diagnosis,etiology,therapy,

Jun 17th, 2022 - Since January 1st 2022, catatonia is (again) recognized as an independent diagnostic entity in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This is a relevant time to systematically review how the concept of catatoni...

Jun 8th, 2022 - Four common motor abnormalities in schizophrenia patients were associated with at least one poor functional outcome, based on data from 156 individuals. Approximately half of adults with schizophrenia suffer from motor abnormalities that may impai.

Jun 7th, 2022 - The long-term stability of neuromotor domains assessed at the first episode of psychosis (FEP) and their ability for predicting a number of outcomes remains largely unknown, and this study addressed these issues. This was a longitudinal study of 2...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Despite advances in antidepressant interventions, none has replaced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in its acute efficacy and spectrum of action in severely depressed patients, including in psychotic depression, catatonia, and acutely suicidal pat...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Two dysfunctional networks or regions will be chosen (verum 1 and 2) based on their abnormal rCBF. In line with the symptoms, dorso-lateral prefrontal and premotor regions are expected to be chiefly concerned. A normal region regarding its rCBF wi...

Sep 14th, 2021 - The current diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are relatively broad and lack precision. Therefore, distinct diseases may be grouped together under the same diagnostic category, although these diseases may differ ac...

May 28th, 2021 - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly efficacious therapy for psychiatric disorders, especially major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and catatonia resistant to psychopharmacology or drug-psychotherapy combination therapy. At therapy i...

Sep 18th, 2020 - Catatonia is a severe form of psychomotor disturbance with a heterogenous presentation. It affects approximately 10% of acute psychiatric inpatients. According to the fifth edition of DSM-5 the diagnosis of catatonia can be made when three or more...

Jun 8th, 2022 - Four common motor abnormalities in schizophrenia patients were associated with at least one poor functional outcome, based on data from 156 individuals. Approximately half of adults with schizophrenia suffer from motor abnormalities that may impai.

Feb 25th, 2022 - LAS VEGAS – How do you know when a patient is a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? In the opinion of Mark S. George, MD, it depends on the level of treatment resistance, other treatments the person may be receiving for severe depressio.

Dec 27th, 2021 - I had seen many new and exciting presentations of psychopathology during my intern year, yet one patient was uniquely memorable. When stable, he worked as a counselor, though for any number of reasons (eg, missing a dose of medication, smoking mar.

Jul 1st, 2021 - CASE Aggressive behaviors, psychosis Ms. N, age 58, has a long history of bipolar disorder with psychotic features.

Jun 1st, 2021 - Ms. C, age 44, who has major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (religious subtype), and has experienced multiple episodes of treatment-resistant catatonia, is brought to the emergency department (ED) by her pa.