Reappearance of catatonia. A case report.
We describe a patient who was ill for more than 15 years. She was treated predominantly as a neurological case because of multiple motor signs. The diagnosis of catatonia was considered at the time when she was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital after a suicidal attempt. The "therapeutic blindness", which was obviously present during 15 years of her illness, is discussed: the ICD--10 is perhaps misleading regarding this diagnosis while it associates it too tightly only to schizophrenia.
Kocmur
Marga
M
University Psychiatric Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia. margakocmur@yahoo.com
Vodopivec
Zoran
Z
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002389:Catatonia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D020912:Moclobemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000150:complications; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D000077334:Zolpidem
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D002220:Carbamazepine; D000077334:Zolpidem; D020912:Moclobemide; D020280:Sertraline