The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Yitayih, Yimenu
Tesfaye, Elias
Adorjan, Kristina
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Catatonia is among the most mysterious and poorly understood neuropsychiatric syndrome.
It is underresearched and virtually forgotten but still a frequent neuropsychiatric phenotype in both developed and low-income countries.
Catatonia is associated with a number of medical complications like pulmonary embolism, dehydration, or pneumonia if it is not treated and managed adequately.
In Ethiopia, however, almost no studies are available to describe the symptoms and the response to treatment in patients with catatonia.
The aim of this retrospective study was therefore to describe the symptom profile of catatonia and to evaluate the treatment and outcome of catatonia in patients admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit at Jimma University, Ethiopia.
Method.
Detailed treatment records of all inpatients were reviewed for the period from May 2018 to April 2019.
All patients with catatonia at the inpatient unit of Jimma University Medical Center were assessed with the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS), and all comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were made according to the criteria of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual V.
The presence and severity of catatonia were assessed by using the BFCRS at baseline and at discharge from the hospital.
Result.
In the course of one year, a total of 18 patients with the diagnosis of catatonia were admitted.
The mean age of the participants was 22.8 years (SD 5.0; range: 15 to 34 years).
The most common diagnosis associated with catatonia was schizophrenia (n=12; 66.7%), followed by severe depressive disorders (n=4; 22.2%).
Mutism, posture, and withdrawal were registered in all patients (n=18, 100%).
All patients received an injection of diazepam and had improved at discharge.
Conclusion.
Our study provides further evidence that catatonia is most commonly associated with schizophrenia, followed by major depressive disorder, and that mutism, posturing, and withdrawal are the most common signs and symptoms of catatonia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yitayih, Yimenu& Tesfaye, Elias& Adorjan, Kristina. 2020. The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207129
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yitayih, Yimenu…[et al.]. The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia. Psychiatry Journal No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207129
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yitayih, Yimenu& Tesfaye, Elias& Adorjan, Kristina. The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia. Psychiatry Journal. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207129
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207129