Benzodiazepines remain important therapeutic options in psychiatric practice

SL Dubovsky, D Marshall - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2022 - karger.com
Benzodiazepines and medications acting on benzodiazepine receptors that do not have a
benzodiazepine structure (z-drugs) have been viewed by some experts and regulatory …

Structure and neural mechanisms of catatonia

S Walther, K Stegmayer, JE Wilson… - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2019 - thelancet.com
Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome associated with several psychiatric and medical
conditions. Psychomotor signs range from stupor to agitation, and include pathognomonic …

Delirium in COVID-19: a case series and exploration of potential mechanisms for central nervous system involvement

SR Beach, NC Praschan, C Hogan, S Dotson… - General hospital …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Neuropsychiatric manifestations of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
have been described, including anosmia, ageusia, headache, paresthesia, encephalitis and …

Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the management of catatonia: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

JP Rogers, MA Oldham, G Fricchione… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The British Association for Psychopharmacology developed an evidence-based consensus
guideline on the management of catatonia. A group of international experts from a wide …

Neurocovid: pharmacological recommendations for delirium associated with COVID-19

EB Baller, CS Hogan, MA Fusunyan, A Ivkovic… - Psychosomatics, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as one of the biggest …

Electroconvulsive therapy for patients with catatonia: current perspectives

JR Lloyd, ER Silverman, JL Kugler… - … Disease and Treatment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Catatonia is a serious, common syndrome of motoric and behavioral dysfunction, which
carries high morbidity and mortality. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the definitive …

Another option for aggression and self-injury, alternative benzodiazepines for catatonia in profound autism

JR Smith, T York, S Warn, D Borodge… - Journal of child and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Individuals with profound autism often present for inpatient care due to
aggression. Diagnostic and treatment options are limited. Agitated catatonia is a treatable …

[HTML][HTML] Clozapine as a treatment for catatonia: A systematic review

A Saini, N Begum, J Matti, DA Ghanem, L Fripp… - Schizophrenia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by altered movement, speech, and
behaviour. Clozapine is an established therapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but its …

Molecular and immunological origins of catatonia

SR Beach, J Luccarelli, N Praschan, M Fusunyan… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Catatonia occurs secondary to both primary psychiatric and neuromedical etiologies.
Emerging evidence suggests possible linkages between causes of catatonia and …

Catatonia in Down syndrome: systematic approach to diagnosis, treatment and outcome assessment based on a case series of seven patients

JH Miles, N Takahashi, J Muckerman… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The goal is to expand our knowledge of catatonia occurring in adolescents and
young adults with Down syndrome (DS) by describing the first prospective, consecutive, well …