====== Catatonia ======

>Catatonic disorders are a group of symptoms characterized by disturbances in motor (muscular movement) behavior that may have either a psychological or a physiological basis. The best-known of these symptoms is immobility, which is a rigid positioning of the body held for a considerable length of time. Patients diagnosed with a catatonic disorder may maintain their body position for hours, days, weeks or even months at a time. Alternately, catatonic symptoms may look like agitated, purposeless movements that are seemingly unrelated to the person's environment.
>\\ Source : [[http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Catatonic-disorders.html|Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders]]

//Catatonia //was first medically described in the late 1800s. and has been intensively researched since then. It's usually* the result of acute psychiatric illnesses - typically [[content:psychology:disorders:schizophrenia]] and [[content:psychology:disorders:depression]]. Its prevalence is estimated at around 10% of patients with acute psychiatric problems.

>__The pathophysiology that leads to catatonia is still poorly understood and a definite mechanism remains unknown.__ Neurologic studies have implicated several pathways, however, it remains unclear whether these findings are the cause or the consequence of the disorder.
>\\ Source : [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatonia#Pathogenesis/Mechanism|Wikipedia]]\\

* //Note :// It can also be triggered as a result of rapid drug/medication withdrawal.