We present a case series that raises the possibility of a dimensional approach to catatonic behavior allowing focus on individual catatonic symptoms in a range of neuropsychiatric conditions. While this description allows for catatonia to be associated with any psychiatric illness and acknowledges subclinical presentations, most clinicians view catatonia as a categorical diagnosis associated with psychotic disorders, mood disorders or secondary to a general medical condition.
In the DSM-5, catatonia is described as either due to another mental condition, a medical condition, or as unspecified (Tandon et al. Janette Abramowitz, M.D., PGY3, Sheldon Benjamin, M.D.īackground: The concept of catatonia has evolved from its DSM-1 description as a schizophrenia subtype. Catatonia-Like Behavior: A Dimensional Approach
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