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amobarbital and Catatonia

amobarbital has been researched along with Catatonia in 21 studies

Amobarbital: A barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties (but not antianxiety). Adverse effects are mainly a consequence of dose-related CNS depression and the risk of dependence with continued use is high. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p565)
amobarbital : A member of the class of barbiturates that is pyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione substituted by a 3-methylbutyl and an ethyl group at position 5. Amobarbital has been shown to exhibit sedative and hypnotic properties.

Catatonia: A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by one or more of the following essential features: immobility, mutism, negativism (active or passive refusal to follow commands), mannerisms, stereotypies, posturing, grimacing, excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, muscular rigidity, and stupor; sometimes punctuated by sudden violent outbursts, panic, or hallucinations. This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; MOOD DISORDERS) or organic disorders (NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; ENCEPHALITIS, etc.). (From DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We describe a case of psychogenic malignant catatonia resulting in permanent cognitive impairment."1.33Catatonia causing permanent cognitive impairment: a case study. ( Baker, IW; Bass, C; Jackson, M, 2005)
"Catatonia is a motor syndrome with abnormalities in neuroendocrine regulation."1.31Catatonia and ECT: Meduna's biological antagonism hypothesis reconsidered. ( Fink, M, 2002)
"Mutism is a common manifestation of both psychiatric and neurologic illness."1.27Mutism: review, differential diagnosis, and report of 22 cases. ( Altshuler, LL; Cummings, JL; Mills, MJ, 1986)
"Four of the 10 catatonia-type patients had resolution of their symptoms without recurrence."1.26The emergency amobarbital interview. ( Iserson, KV, 1980)
"A brief differential diagnosis of catatonia is also included."1.26Catatonia and systemic lupus erythematosus. ( Kronfol, Z; Schlesser, M; Tsuang, MT, 1977)

Research

Studies (21)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199013 (61.90)18.7374
1990's4 (19.05)18.2507
2000's4 (19.05)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fink, M2
RASHKIS, HA1
SMARR, ER1
Baker, IW1
Jackson, M1
Bass, C1
Taylor, MA1
Balhara, Y1
Kutsenok, BM1
Linn, L1
Pellegrini, AJ1
Putman, P1
Kramer, MS1
Perry, JC1
Jacobs, D1
Tollefson, GD1
Iserson, KV1
Dysken, MW1
Davis, JM1
Kronfol, Z1
Schlesser, M1
Tsuang, MT1
Sacks, M1
McCall, WV2
Shelp, FE1
McDonald, WM1
Sivakumar, K1
Mills, CS1
Gupta, K1
Lewis, JL1
Santos, AB1
Knox, EP1
Altshuler, LL1
Cummings, JL1
Mills, MJ1
Raskin, DE1
Frank, SW1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
"Interventional Triple-negative Placebo-controlled Personalized Prospective Study Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Noninvasive Neuromodulation of TMS in Subjects With Catatonia"[NCT06176456]60 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2023-11-01Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trials

1 trial available for amobarbital and Catatonia

ArticleYear
Controlled investigation of the amobarbital interview for catatonic mutism.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 149, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Body Weight; Catatonia; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitalization; Humans; Infu

1992

Other Studies

20 other studies available for amobarbital and Catatonia

ArticleYear
Catatonia and ECT: Meduna's biological antagonism hypothesis reconsidered.
    The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, 2002, Volume: 3, Issue:2

    Topics: Amobarbital; Brain; Catatonia; Electroconvulsive Therapy; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Hypnotics

2002
Drug and milieu effects with chronic schizophrenics.
    A.M.A. archives of neurology and psychiatry, 1957, Volume: 78, Issue:1

    Topics: Amobarbital; Catatonia; Methylphenidate; Reserpine; Schizophrenia; Trihexyphenidyl

1957
Catatonia causing permanent cognitive impairment: a case study.
    Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, 2005, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Amobarbital; Attention; Catatonia; Cognition Disorders; Electroencephalography; Humans; Hypnotics an

2005
Catatonia: subtype or syndrome in DSM?
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2006, Volume: 163, Issue:11

    Topics: Amobarbital; Catatonia; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Humans; Lorazepam; Me

2006
Catatonia or no catatonia: still beyond lorazepam/amobarbital.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 2007, Volume: 164, Issue:3

    Topics: Amobarbital; Catatonia; Humans; Lorazepam; Treatment Outcome

2007
[On the differential diagnosis of relapsing schizophrenia].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1966, Volume: 66, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Delirium; Depression; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Ha

1966
Intravenous sedatives and catatonia.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1984, Volume: 141, Issue:9

    Topics: Amobarbital; Arousal; Catatonia; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Schizophrenia, Catatonic

1984
The Amytal interview in the diagnosis of late onset psychosis with cultural features presenting as catatonic stupor.
    The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 1984, Volume: 172, Issue:8

    Topics: Amobarbital; Black or African American; Catatonia; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Medicine,

1984
Use of the amobarbital sleep threshold in a withdrawn catatonic patient.
    Psychosomatics, 1983, Volume: 24, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Hematoma, Subdural; Humans; Male; Sleep

1983
Overview: clinical applications of the Amytal interview in psychiatric emergency settings.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1982, Volume: 139, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amnesia; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Combat Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Diff

1982
The amobarbital interview in the differential diagnosis of catatonia.
    Psychosomatics, 1982, Volume: 23, Issue:4

    Topics: Amobarbital; Catatonia; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Neurocognitive Disorde

1982
The emergency amobarbital interview.
    Annals of emergency medicine, 1980, Volume: 9, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Conversion Disorder; Emergencies; Female; Humans; Interview, Psycholo

1980
Naxolone in amylobarbitone-responsive catatonia.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1978, Volume: 133

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Naloxone

1978
Catatonia and systemic lupus erythematosus.
    Diseases of the nervous system, 1977, Volume: 38, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemi

1977
Amobarbital interview for catatonic patients.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 149, Issue:11

    Topics: Amobarbital; Catatonia; Humans; Mutism; Narcotherapy; Research Design; Suggestion

1992
The addition of intravenous caffeine during an amobarbital interview.
    Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN, 1992, Volume: 17, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amobarbital; Caffeine; Catatonia; Female; Hallucinations; Humans; Injections, Intraveno

1992
Abreaction before ECT?
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1991, Volume: 159

    Topics: Abreaction; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Diazepam; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Humans; Interview, Psycholo

1991
Inducing catatonic patients to eat with daily administration of amobarbital sodium.
    Southern medical journal, 1989, Volume: 82, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Bipolar Disorder; Catatonia; Eating; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Nut

1989
Mutism: review, differential diagnosis, and report of 22 cases.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1986, Volume: 143, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Ment

1986
Herpes encephalitis with catatonic stupor.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1974, Volume: 31, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Attention; Catatonia; Diagnosis, Differential; Electroencephalography; Encephali

1974