Catatonia is a motor dysregulation syndrome among psychiatric asylum patients that was
delineated in 1874. The syndrome was so well characterized that within a few years its …

Catatonia is a motor dysregulation syndrome described by Karl Kahlbaum in 1874. He
understood catatonia as a disease of its own. Others quickly recognized it among diverse …

Objective Catatonia, a disorder of movement and mood, was described and named in 1874.
Other observers quickly made the same recognition. By the turn of the century, however …

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for mood
disorders. Continuation ECT (C-ECT) and maintenance ECT (M-ECT) are required for many …

The objective of this review is to consider the psychological (largely behavioral) and
biological [neurochemical, medical (including genetic), and pharmacological] theories and …

Over the past two decades, catatonia has been better demarcated in adult psychiatry as a
unique syndrome that consists of specific motor signs with a characteristic response to …

Objectives: In child and adolescent psychiatry, catatonia is infrequent, but it is one of the
most severe syndromes, characterized by the coexistence of psychic and motor symptoms …

Catatonia is the psychiatric syndrome of disturbed motor functions amid disturbances in
mood and thought first described in 1874. It was quickly found in 10% to 38% of psychiatric …

The indications for electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents are similar to
those in adults, including severe affective, psychotic and catatonic pathology that has proven …

There is a lack of studies regarding the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in
children and adolescents. In this study, we aimed to assess benefits and harms of ECT in …