It is possible, if of the agitated sort, the patient could inadvertently hurt someone else. Catatonic episodes can last days, weeks, or months if not treated. If the patient is to get stuck in a state ...

The young woman was catatonic, stuck at the nurses’ station – unmoving, unblinking and unknowing of where or who she was. Her name was April Burrell. Before she became a patient, April had been an ...

Catatonia is often dramatically portrayed as a condition that belongs in horror movies, presenting someone as completely motionless or immobile for shock value. But it’s more than being “unresponsive.

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

Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder in America, can be complicated by significant deterioration in movement, speech and functioning in some adolescents and young adults. Physicians ...

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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 ...