Open AccessRapid response of long-standing, treatment-resistant non-catatonic mutism in paranoid schizophrenia with single ECT session
Author(s) -
Mansoor Ahmad Dar,
Yasir Hassan Rather,
Majid Shafi Shah,
Rayees Ahmad Wani,
Arshad Hussain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.145480
Subject(s) - catatonia , electroconvulsive therapy , paranoid schizophrenia , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , psychology , context (archaeology) , intervention (counseling) , pharmacotherapy , medicine , psychotherapist , psychosis , paleontology , biology
Mutism is a common manifestation of catatonia, but mutism due to other forms of psychopathology and neurological disorders have also been described. Although not common, long-standing mutism has also been a feature of non-catatonic schizophrenia and traditionally responds less to conventional therapies.