title: Dissociative disorder presenting as catatonia.
abstract: Three cases of dissociative disorder presenting with catatonia are described. Catatonia is generally believed to be associated with schizophrenia. However, many other conditions are also known to cause catatonia. A brief review of literature is provided. All the cases improved rapidly with a few ECTs. This report aims to highlight the presentation of dissociative disorders with catatonia. It also seeks to bring to notice the need to avoid lumping all non-organic catatonics under the rubric of schizophrenia so as to ensure proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist and Associate Professor in Psychiatry, CH (SC), Pune - 411040.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Walia