Although dementia praecox or schizophrenia has been considered a unique disease entity
for the past century, its definitions and boundaries have continued to vary over this period. At …

Although catatonia has historically been associated with schizophrenia and is listed as a
subtype of the disorder, it can occur in patients with a primary mood disorder and in …

The British Association for Psychopharmacology developed an evidence-based consensus
guideline on the management of catatonia. A group of international experts from a wide …

Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome that has been reported to occur in more than 10% of
patients with acute psychiatric illnesses. Two subtypes of the syndrome have been …

Guidelines for schizophrenia treatment have been created in various countries and have
been translated and used in Japan as well. However, the available drugs and their …

This study aimed to evaluate the symptom threshold for making the diagnosis of catatonia.
Further the objectives were to (1) to study the factor solution of Bush Francis Catatonia …

Catatonia is a psychiatric disorder, which subsumes a plethora of affective, motor and
behavioral symptoms. In the last two decades, the number of behavioral and neuroimaging …

The effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on depressive-like behavior and
serotonin (5-HT) system in the brain of antidepressant sensitive cataleptics (ASC)/Icg mouse …

The current issue ofSchizophrenia Bulletinincludes 2 opinion pieces on the nosology of
catatonia and 1 on the treatment of catatonia. Fink and colleagues1 argue that the original …

While the psychopathology of mental disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period
is a growing area of research, the prevalence and significance of catatonic symptoms has …