Treatment of catatonia with low-dose lorazepam.
The authors describe three patients who each had a catatonic syndrome associated with affective psychosis and who responded dramatically to low doses of lorazepam.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002389:Catatonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D008140:Lorazepam