Catatonia
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Catatonia: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
- 2 clinical trials with recent milestones (1 completed or reporting results).
Clinical MilestonesViewHide
- 2026-08-01ClinicalManagement of Catatonic Features in Adolescents With Profound Autism: A Prospective Uncontrolled TrialPrimary completion
- 2026-05-16ClinicalClonidine to Prevent Postictal Delirium After ElectroConvulsive Therapy: a Randomised, Placebo-controlled, Triple-blind, Single-centre Trial.Completed
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major themes5
- Catatonia2
- Autism Spectrum Disorder1
- Intellectual Disability1
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders1
- Psychiatry1
Leading journals2
- Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP1
- Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry1
Leading researchers8
- Beach S1
- Bourgeois JA1
- Dominick KC1
- Dragonetti JD1
- Erickson CA1
- Fosdick C1
- Francis A1
- Fricchione G1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center1
- Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)1
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine1
- Massachusetts General Hospital1
- Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center1
- Stanford University1
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
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)
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.