Abstract

CATATONIA SYNDROME

Malini S.*

ABSTRACT

Since 1874, catatonia has been described in a variety of ways, reflecting the significant changes in psychiatric disease conceptualization that have happened over that time period. Catatonia has been labeled as a unique medical entity, a component of schizophrenia, and a nonspecific symptom of a variety of diseases. Because of its link to schizophrenia, the psychopharmacological era, which began in the 1950s, and the establishment of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders had a significant impact on the definition of catatonia (DSM). Changing trends in psychiatric research, particularly the brain-based disease model, evidence-based medicine research methods, and DSM codes and categories, all had a significant impact on the emerging idea of catatonia. This paper examines the main aspects that influenced catatonia detection, treatment, and research in order to expose the biases and assumptions that go into developing a disease notion.

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