Excited Catatonia in the Setting of Concurrent Opioid and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Joe G. Levey, BS; VaKara M. Meyer Karre, MD; Alëna A. Balasanova, MD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2025;27(3):25cr03927

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