The young woman was catatonic, stuck at the nurses' station - unmoving, unblinking and unknowing of where or who she was. Her name was April Burrell. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most ...
A 92-year-old woman presents for admission to a psychiatric hospital, 3 months after being diagnosed with catatonia. Her symptoms include stupor and waxy flexibility (i.e., resisting passive movement) ...
Catatonic symptoms can happen in schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Benzodiazepines work quickly to reduce catatonic symptoms, but they can be addictive. Electroconvulsive therapy is ...
Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that ...
Depression with catatonic features shares symptoms of both major depression and catatonia but symptoms are manageable. If you have both major depressive disorder (MDD) and symptoms of catatonia, you ...
Thus far, the Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) specifier lineup has included some unsavory characters. As if these haven't been difficult enough, there is also the possibility of MDD patients ...
The young woman was catatonic, stuck at the nurses' station - unmoving, unblinking and unknowing of where or who she was. Her name was April Burrell. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most ...
The young woman was catatonic, stuck at the nurses’ station – unmoving, unblinking and unknowing of where or who she was. Her name was April Burrell. Before she became a patient, April had been an ...