Saeed Farooq.
Catatonia is not all schizophrenia.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;9(1):1-2.

Catatonia is characterized by mutism, stupor, posturing, and excitement amongst many other manifestations. It is one of the commonest presentations in psychiatric settings in developing countries. Although catatonia is one of the most florid and dramatic presentations of the psychiatric disorders and is highly treatable, it is one of the least studied. This state of neglect for a severe psychiatric condition is perhaps a manifestation of overall neglect of phenomenology in psychiatric literature which is evident these days in rare glimpse of papers on phenomenology in well known psychiatric journals. This article will attempt to highlight the apparent reasons for decreasing diagnosis of catatonia, its relationship with schizophrenia and the classification.

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