Catatonia: Subtype or syndrome in DSM?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1875-1876

  Fink, Max ^a   Taylor, Michael Alan ^a  

^a Box 457 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MANIA; MELANCHOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33751307705     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.11.1875     Document Type: Editorial

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