Catatonia on the Consultation Liaison Service and Other Clinical Settings
Brendan T. Carroll, M.D. (Editor)
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA
David R. Spiegel, M.D. (Editor)
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia, USA
Series: Neuroscience Research Progress
BISAC: MED057000
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Catatonia is an interesting neuropsychiatric syndrome. It resides at the intersection of psychiatry and neurology. For far too long it has been a curious subtype of schizophrenia or an infrequent observation; but catatonia is not rare. It can be found within the clinical domains of many branches of medicine. Catatonia is misunderstood. Catatonic signs and symptoms are often interpreted as volitional when they are not. These patients are given attention because they often respond favorably to treatment.
It can be found in historical cohorts, Catatonia liaison settings, developmental disorder clinics and medical units. Now with the advent of DSM-5, Catatonia has a home of its own. DSM-5 and ICD-10 now identify Catatonia as a primary psychiatric disorder, a primary medical disorder and the primary presentation of a long list of psychiatric, neurological and medical conditions. The screening and identification of catatonia is very important in consultation liaison and other clinical settings. This book offers new methods to detect and diagnose Catatonia.
The authors have brought together researchers, clinicians and trainees from a variety of clinical disciplines to contribute to this book. In fact, this book is not a perfunctory review of catatonia. It brings forth new ideas: the screening of Catatonia, new cases of Catatonia and new ways of conceptualizing Catatonia in DSM-5 and ICD-10. This is the theme presented for a fresh approach to the diagnosis and treatment of Catatonia in non-psychiatric settings for the clinical syndrome that has been described since antiquity.
This book is recommended to any clinician, nurse, research student or team member who will encounter patients with Catatonia. This includes most of those working in emergency rooms, medical and surgical units, child and adolescent clinics and nursing homes. The authors think that the reader will find this book intriguing, straightforward and offering promise to the care of patients with Catatonia.
Preface
Foreword
Brendan T. Carroll, MD
Chapter 1. The Nosology of Catatonia on the Consultation-Liaison Service
Francisco Appiani, MD and Brendan T. Carroll, MD (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA, and others)
Chapter 2. Catatonia, a 100 Year Cohort
James Allen Wilcox, DO, MD, PhD (University of Arizona, Staff Psychiatrist, Tucson VAMC)
Chapter 3. Catatonia on the Consultation-Liaison Service
David R. Spiegel, MD and Jennifer Hawken, MA (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia)
Chapter 4. Are Catatonia and Autism Spectrum Disorders Alternative Expressions of a Shared Underlying Pathology?
Charmaine G. Silva, Nikita K. Patel, Maria R. Urbano and Stephen I. Deutsch, MD, PhD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia, and others)
Chapter 5. ECT for Catatonia on the Consultation-Liaison Service
W. W. McDaniel MD, P. V. Vaidya MD and B. T. Carroll, MD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, and Hampton Roads VAMC, Hampton, VA, and others)
Chapter 6. Treatment of Catatonia
David R. Spiegel, MD, Susrutha Thanam, MD and Ubha Rayamajhi, MD (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia)
Chapter 7. Catatonia Screening in the General Medical Setting
Lex Denysenko,MD and Priya Joshi, BS (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, and others)
Chapter 8. Case Report and Review: Catatonia in CJD – Failure of Lorazepam and Memantine
T. L. Turner, PharmD, B. T. Carroll, MD, K. B. Rowe, DO and W. Resch, DO (Pharmacy Service, Chillicothe VA, Chillicothe Ohio)
Chapter 9. Unspecified Catatonia: 3 Cases
B. T. Carroll, MD and J. Bottoms PsyD (Assistant Clinical Professor, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, and Psychiatry Service, MHCL, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio)
Chapter 10. Detecting Catatonia Using Nursing Diagnoses: A Research Proposal
V. Pinson, RN and B. T. Carroll, MD (Assistant Clinical Professor, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, and others)
Editors' Contact Information
Index
“Dr. Carroll and Dr. Spiegel are to be congratulated for editing this authoritative book on catatonia. While this mysterious syndrome was identified in 1874, it continues to baffle psychiatrists unfamiliar with its symptoms, etiology, and treatment. The book was written specifically for C-L psychiatrists, who probably see the majority of cases. Not only does the book discuss its history and nosology (recently changed in DSM-5), but fully describes its assessment. Algorithms are provided that provide a carefully stepped approach to treatment. Because the syndrome is uncommon (though individual symptoms are not), and patients are often unresponsive, it is unlikely that controlled trials can ever be performed. With that in mind, the book provides the best observational data available to help guide treatment planning. Hats off to Dr. Carrol and Dr. Spiegel.” - Donald W. Black, MD, Professor, Residency Training Director, Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, IA
"After reading the fascinating history of this disorder from Greek mythology to DSM-5, I was hooked. Many medical books are dry. This one is not! You will understand patients you have treated much better and be well prepared for those that may come your way in the future. Although patients with catatonia are generally mute, this book will serve as their voice. Our patients want us to have the most up to date information on screening, assessment, and treatment. This book delivers just that and it reads very well. If I were ever to have catatonia, I would pray that my doctors will have read this gem." - Kathleen Franco, MD, Professor of Medicine & Psychiatry, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, OhioClick here to read the book review by - Sanjay Gupta, MD, Professor, Departments’ of Psychiatry, SUNY at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY and SUNY UPstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, Consultant DENT Neurologic Institute, Amherst, NY , and Mi-Erie Clinic, Buffalo, NY
Click here to read the book review by - Marijo Tamburrino, MD
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry - Richard Balon, MD, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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