Home > Categories > Medicine > Psychology > Psychology and Psychiatry > catatonia

catatonia

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

catatonia , mental state generally characterized by statuesque posturing, muscular immobility, mutism, and apparent stupor. The muscles are held in a pliant state called waxy flexibility, and the catatonic person obediently permits himself to be rearranged into awkward positions that he may subsequently hold for hours. Another form of catatonia involves continuous incoherent shouting, psychomotor agitation, and a violent destructiveness which can lead to collapse and death if untreated. Loss of memory or intellect is not necessarily implied: catatonic patients often display excellent memory of their surroundings during the catatonic state. In recent years, drug therapy has been helpful in the avoidance of catatonic disturbances, and the appearance of catatonia is now quite rare. Described by Karl Kahlbaum (1874) as catatonia, the term was subsumed under Eugen Bleuler 's concept of schizophrenia in 1911. It has recently been classified as catatonic schizophrenia by the American Psychiatric Association.

Author not available, CATATONIA., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press

For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.

Related articles from HighBeam Research:

	Risperidone Treatment of Periodic Catatonia Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; 3/1/2005; Duggal, Harpreet S; Gandotra, Gaurav; 1236 words; Dear Editor: Periodic catatonia is an enigmatic and underrecognized ... remain the first-line treatment for catatonia because of their favourable efficacy ... of atypical antipsychotics to treat catatonia remains anecdotal, owing to concerns ...
	End of the road for Cerys and Co; CATATONIA.(Features) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 9/22/2001; 857 words; ... 1999, and the eyes of the world were on Catatonia. The band had been invited to launch ... their belt. At the time, a statement from Catatonia said, The simple truth is that after ... 2000 was a remarkably quiet year for Catatonia who didn't even perform live. In April ...
	Reviews: Cerys blames it on fame; Album release: Catatonia Paper Scissors Stone.(The Guide) The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 8/17/2001; 728 words; ... Jeff Magill Poor Cerys Matthews and the Catatonia mob aren't having too much luck of late ... is anything to go by, it would appear Catatonia have grown sick and tired of the fame ... has left a bitter taste in the mouth of Catatonia. There is even more evidence of their ...
	WAKE UP TO CATATONIA The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/7/1998; MICHAEL CASEY, Staff Writer; 771 words; ... Record (Bergen County, NJ) 08-07-1998 WAKE UP TO CATATONIA -- SIREN SONGS FROM A WELSH BAND By MICHAEL ... Star P, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early MUSIC PREVIEW CATATONIA: 10 p.m. Thursday. Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston ... Manhattan. $10. (212) 260-4700. Until recently, Catatonia made more headlines for its ...
	Catatonia split up; Sadness and shock as Welsh band calls it a day.(News) Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/22/2001; 848 words; ... Hywel Trewyn and Anthony Barnes TOP Welsh band Catatonia split yesterday after eight years together. The ... Mulder And Scully and Road Rage . A statement from Catatonia said: We'd like to thank everybody who has supported ... I had no idea. I'm a little sad at hearing the news. I like all their records and ...
	Catatonia album due out a year after split.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 8/13/2002; 304 words; Byline: KAREN PRICE CATATONIA are releasing a ``greatest hits ... up. The collection, simply entitled Catatonia Greatest Hits, is due to be released ... 10 tracks. The songs are taken from Catatonia's four albums, two of which, International ...
	Welsh Band Catatonia: Internationalists Abroad The Washington Post; 8/9/1998; Mark Jenkins; 1448 words; ... bands in Britain today. That band is Catatonia, whose "International Velvet" has sold ... rock fans, however, is another matter. Catatonia's first album, "Way Beyond Blue," was ... headliners, Neil Young. In the United States, Catatonia's career is now the responsibility of ...
	How I got back on track THE WAY I LIVE CERYS MATTHEWS Catatonia's irrepressible frontwoman Cerys Matthews scored a massive hit with Road Rage and then spun out of pop's fast lane. She tells Jon Wilde how she rediscovered her drive to win Mail on Sunday; 10/15/2006; JON WILDE; 1198 words; As lead singer of the band Catatonia, Cerys Matthews was one of the biggest and brightest ... enjoying a much-heralded solo music career. Matthews formed Catatonia in 1992, after being spotted busking in Cardiff city ... drugs. All that took me to an even darker place. When Catatonia became huge, everything ...
	How I got back on track; THE WAY I LIVE CERYS MATTHEWS Catatonia's irrepressible frontwoman Cerys Matthews scored a massive hit with Road Rage - and then spun out of pop's fast lane. She tells Jon Wilde how she rediscovered her drive to win. The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/15/2006; 1205 words; Byline: JON WILDE As lead singer of the band Catatonia, Cerys Matthews was one of the biggest and brightest ... enjoying a much-heralded solo music career. Matthews formed Catatonia in 1992, after being spotted busking in Cardiff city ... drugs. All that took me to an even darker place. When Catatonia became ...
	Cerys is princess of wails; CATATONIA, BARROWLAND, GLASGOW.(Features) Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/19/1999; 308 words; SOME of Catatonia's songs may be frail tales of broken ... Wales since the Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia played most of the tracks from last ... ve Got A Lot To Answer For or Sweet Catatonia from their debut album were a welcome ...
	Singer's `anxiety and exhaustion' force Catatonia to cancel British tour The Independent - London; 8/16/2001; David Lister; 413 words; THE WELSH rock band Catatonia have cancelled their British tour ... between the singer and her former lover, Catatonia's guitarist and principal songwriter ... clear-headed when you get on stage." Catatonia's tour dates were postponed from July ...
	CATATONIA ARE MY FAVOURITE BAND SAYS HRH; Prince Charles reveals his love for Cerys and friends.(News) The Mirror (London, England); 7/7/2001; 436 words; ... Charles has revealed anti-Royal Welsh stars Catatonia are one of his favourite bands. In a ... and Dec. But he might not be so keen on Catatonia if he listened to one of their old records ... fifties, it isn't surprising he is a fan. Catatonia have got very catchy records and a lot ...
	Culture: Welcome to Wadge City; Charlie Melvin falls for the girl who was tipped to take over from Cerys in Catatonia.(Features) The Birmingham Post (England); 9/3/2003; 1017 words; ... going to be replacing Cerys Mathews in Catatonia. In the end, there was no truth to the ... 27-year-old singer-songwriter says. 'When Catatonia split up, somebody overheard a conversation ... between my then management and a member of Catatonia about a couple of them maybe joining ...
	TOMBOY JONES; Catatonia babe Cerys Matthews is the best thing to come out of Wales since Tom Jones. But JOHN DINGWALL discovers they've got a lot in common...(Features) Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/30/1998; Dingwall, John; 944 words; ... into the future. The boozy, fun-loving Catatonia singer has just seen her band's sci-fi ... would just enjoy a drink and be myself. Catatonia - Cerys, Mark Roberts, Paul Jones, Aled ... singing another. Despite the shaky start, Catatonia signed to Blanco Y Negro, an offshoot ...
	Remains of Catatonia to record under new name; ROCK: Band plans revival after split with Cerys Matthews.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 1/23/2002; 327 words; ... Editor THE four remaining members of Catatonia are preparing to go back into the recording ... the demise of the band. The break-up of Catatonia came last September when Matthews went ... contract, Richards says the new-look Catatonia will not release any new material under ...