Background Catatonic features can appear in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). There can
be overlap in symptoms across catatonia and ASD. The overall aim of this review is to …

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 …

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 …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for catatonia with high
response rates. Although empirical data suggest that tolerability and efficacy are at least as …

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 …

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 …

Objective To review the treatment courses of 22 autistic patients diagnosed with catatonia
over a 12‐year period, including treatment with benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive …

Background A proportion of young people with autism are reported to show catatonic‐like
symptoms in adolescence. The aetiology and prevalence of such presentations is unknown …

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 …

In this narrative review, the current knowledge base on the efficacy and the practice of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is reviewed, and its relevance for the practising psychiatrist …