"Catatonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by one or more of the following essential features: immobility, mutism, negativism (active or passive refusal to follow commands), mannerisms, stereotypies, posturing, grimacing, excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, muscular rigidity, and stupor; sometimes punctuated by sudden violent outbursts, panic, or hallucinations. This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; MOOD DISORDERS) or organic disorders (NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; ENCEPHALITIS, etc.). (From DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D002389
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.115 C23.888.592.604.115 F01.145.126.156 F01.700.165
|
| Concept/Terms |
Catatonia, Organic- Catatonia, Organic
- Catatonias, Organic
- Organic Catatonia
- Organic Catatonias
- Organic Catatonic Disorder
- Catatonic Disorder, Organic
- Catatonic Disorders, Organic
- Organic Catatonic Disorders
Schizophreniform Catatonia- Schizophreniform Catatonia
- Catatonia, Schizophreniform
- Catatonias, Schizophreniform
- Schizophreniform Catatonias
Catatonia, Malignant- Catatonia, Malignant
- Catatonias, Malignant
- Malignant Catatonia
- Malignant Catatonias
- Lethal Catatonia
- Catatonia, Lethal
- Catatonias, Lethal
- Lethal Catatonias
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Catatonia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Catatonia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Catatonia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Catatonia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Catatonia" by people in Profiles.
-
Catatonia in the medically ill: Differences and parallels in etiology, phenomenology and management. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2022 Jan; 57(1):80-88.
-
Progressive Encephalomyelitis With Rigidity and Myoclonus Syndrome Presenting as Catatonia. Psychosomatics. 2019 Jan - Feb; 60(1):83-87.
-
Catatonia and psychosis in a case suggesting Fahr's disease. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2013 Jul-Aug; 35(4):451.e11-3.