Catatonia - History
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Catatonia and autism: a historical review, with implications for electroconvulsive therapy.

27 Feb 2009 Current autism research is historically separated from catatonia and other childhood psychotic disorders, although catatonia and autism share several common symptoms (mutism, echolalia, stereotypic speech and repetitive behaviors, posturing, ... Read more...

Hysteria and catatonia as motor disorders in historical context.

29 Nov 2006 It is difficult to imagine motor symptoms in psychiatry as different as hysteria and catatonia. The mechanism of hysteria is presumed to be psychogenic, while catatonia has always been considered to be among the most organic syndromes in psychiatry. ... Read more...

Classification matters for catatonia and autism in children.

30 Dec 2005 Despite its chequered history, Kahlbaum's 1874 description of catatonia (tension insanity) and its categorization as a clinical illness is in outline still valid. Kahlbaum also acknowledged the existence of catatonia in children. Corresponding case ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Catatonia - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Catatonia and autism: a historical review, with implications for electroconvulsive therapy. 27 Feb 2009
• Hysteria and catatonia as motor disorders in historical context. 29 Nov 2006
• Classification matters for catatonia and autism in children. 30 Dec 2005
• [Historical evolution of catatonia term] 30 May 2002
• The different conceptions of catatonia: historical overview and critical discussion. 30 Dec 2000
• Rethinking Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum's contribution to biological psychiatry. 29 Sep 2000
• Foundations for the classification of catatonias. 30 Dec 1999
• Catatonia. 1: History and clinical features. 29 Sep 1999
• Catatonia and the neuroleptics: psychobiologic significance of remote and recent findings. 29 Jun 1997
• Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum's concept of catatonia. 30 May 1995
• The "God of the dance": treating Nijinsky's manic excitement and catatonia. 29 Sep 1994
• Katatonia, a clinical form of insanity. 1877. 30 May 1994
• The age of Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum. 13 Jan 1992
• [The clinical position of catatonia] 30 Aug 1988
• [K. L. Kal'baum i ego kniga "Catatonia or tonic insanity" (1874)] 30 Dec 1985
• Letter: Catatonia. 30 Jan 1976
• Karl Kahlbaum and catatonia. 29 Jun 1974
• Karl Kahlbaum's Catatonia and Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener. 29 Jun 1972
• [Catatonia (1868-1968)] 30 Aug 1969

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Technical information about 'Catatonia'

Definition: 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 UI: D002389

Alternative terms: Catatonia; Catatonias; Catatonia, Organic; Catatonias, Organic; Organic Catatonia; Organic Catatonias; Organic Catatonic Disorder; Catatonic Disorder, Organic; Catatonic Disorders, Organic; Organic Catatonic Disorders; Schizophreniform Catatonia; Catatonia, Schizophreniform; Catatonias, Schizophreniform; Schizophreniform Catatonias; Catatonia, Malignant; Catatonias, Malignant; Malignant Catatonia; Malignant Catatonias; Lethal Catatonia; Catatonia, Lethal; Catatonias, Lethal; Lethal Catatonias;

Related Mesh Headings: Catalepsy;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.115; C23.888.592.604.115; F01.145.126.156; F01.700.165;