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melatonin and Catatonia

melatonin has been researched along with Catatonia in 2 studies

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
"A haloperidol-treated patient with chronic schizophrenia had a near-arrhythmic circadian rest-activity cycle, whereas rhythms of 6-sulphatoxy-melatonin and core body temperature were of normal amplitude and phase-advanced."3.69A schizophrenic patient with an arrhythmic circadian rest-activity cycle. ( Cajochen, C; Nussbaum, P; Wirz-Justice, A, 1997)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's1 (50.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Wirz-Justice, A1
Cajochen, C1
Nussbaum, P1
Lakin, ML1
Giedt, WR1
Winters, WD1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for melatonin and Catatonia

ArticleYear
A schizophrenic patient with an arrhythmic circadian rest-activity cycle.
    Psychiatry research, 1997, Nov-14, Volume: 73, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Bed Rest; Body Temperature; Catatonia; Chronic Disease; Circadian Rhyth

1997
The effect of pineal indolamines on the response to ketamine in the pinealectomized chick.
    Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society, 1978, Volume: 21

    Topics: Animals; Catatonia; Chickens; Humans; Ketamine; Male; Melatonin; Pineal Gland; Postural Balance; Ser

1978