Catatonia

Catatonia, a state of unresponsiveness characterized by motoric immobility or excessive activity, can be a symptom of various psychiatric disorders. Understanding its causes, manifestations, and treatments is crucial. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry provides comprehensive insights into catatonia, emphasizing evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Our expert editors ensure that content is clinically relevant and actionable, equipping psychiatrists to recognize and address catatonia effectively.

Recently published articles about Catatonia

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Imipramine-Induced Catatonia
Case Report

September 18, 2025

The authors present the case of a 15-year-old girl with primary nocturnal enuresis and mild depressive symptoms, who later developed catatonia while on imipramine.
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Knowledge of ECT for Catatonia
Letter to the Editor

September 11, 2025

The authors comment on a recent study by Kaur et al assessing what internists and neurologists know about catatonia.
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Knowledge of Catatonia: Reply to Espinoza and Kellner
Letter to the Editor

September 11, 2025

The authors reply to a letter to the editor commenting on their article.
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Navigating Bell’s Mania and Catatonia
Case Report

September 9, 2025

A healthy 17-year-old boy with no psychiatric family history experienced stress-induced, acute-onset catatonia and Bell's mania.
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It Takes a Village: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Catatonia in Pregnancy
Case Report

August 26, 2025

Timely treatment of catatonia is crucial and outweighs the risk of exposure to the fetus.
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Excited Catatonia in Opioid and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
Case Report

June 5, 2025

A 37-year-old man developed excited catatonia in the setting of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine withdrawal, requiring high dosages of benzodiazepines to resolve.
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Recent JCP Articles on Catatonia

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Comparison of Catatonia Risk of 30 Antipsychotics
Original Research

December 14, 2022

In this postmarketing study, first-generation antipsychotics were associated with a greater risk of catatonia syndromes compared to second-generation antipsychotics.
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Prevalent Gaps in Understanding Catatonia
Original Research

August 17, 2021

Underdiagnosis of catatonia may occur because of its heterogeneous phenotypes and a lack of harmony between the DSM-5 and the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale.
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Letter to the Editor

February 15, 2007

Recent PCC Articles on Catatonia

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What Internists and Neurologists Know and Think About Catatonia
Original Research

April 17, 2025

The authors designed and conducted a survey-based study to raise catatonia awareness among internists and neurologists and to inform future educational campaigns.
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Catatonia Associated With Post-Acute COVID-19 in a Young Child
Case Report

January 9, 2025

A 4-year-old girl with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder experienced catatonia associated with the post-acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Broad Differential Diagnoses in a Case of Catatonia
Case Report

January 3, 2025

This case presents a complex clinical scenario in which no single diagnosis fully accounted for the presenting symptoms.
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Featured Catatonia Research

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Recurrent Catatonia Following Hypothyroidism
Case Report

November 26, 2024

The authors present the case of a 41-year-old woman with schizophrenia, in whom hypothyroidism and recurrent catatonia appear to be linked.
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Autoimmune Thyroid Disease–Induced Catatonia With Normal Thyroid Function
Case Report

October 17, 2024

A 26-year-old woman with catatonia and worsening anxiety, insomnia, and alterations in cognition was found to concurrently have autoimmune thyroid disease, but due to an unremarkable initial workup, accurate...
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Catatonia in a Patient With Hypothyroidism Due to Levothyroxine Nonadherence
Case Report

August 1, 2024

This report describes a case of catatonia in the context of a 72-year-old patient with nonadherence to thyroxine who developed severe hypothyroidism.
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