"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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.115 C23.888.592.604.115 F01.145.126.156 F01.700.165
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| 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
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