SEVERE CATATONIA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH TWICE-DAILY ECT: A CASE REPORT AND A BRIEF REVIEW
Catatonia is a severe motor dysregulation syndrome. It is a subtype of schizophrenia, but it can also occur in association with other psychiatric conditions as well as with some general medical and neurological diseases. In emergency departments and inpatient units, catatonia may not be familiar a...
Main Authors: | Kaija Järventausta, MD, PhD, Riikka Mäkelä, MD, PhD, Esa Leinonen, MD, PhD, Niko Seppälä, MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric Research
2021-11-01
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Series: | Psychiatria Fennica |
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Online Access: | https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Psychiatria_Fennica-2021_Jarventausta_et_al.pdf |
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