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catatonia

[kat-uh-toh-nee-uh, -tohn-yuh] / ˌkæt əˈtoʊ ni ə, -ˈtoʊn yə /






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"We know ECT works on catatonia, not giving it for the purpose of a study would be cruel."

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

It’s usually the last in a long line of treatments for people who are resistant to other therapy options and are severely ill with conditions such as catatonia, major depressive or bipolar disorder.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022

Some experts championed shock therapy, others called for institutionalization; some psychotherapists saw madness as a metaphor and some doctors prescribed catatonia by tranquilizers.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2020

That’s what director-choreographer Josh Rhodes and Co. managed to do at the Kennedy Center, with this smashing revival-in-concert of the hallucinogenic story of a boy who goes from catatonia to superstardom.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2019

That was the deal basically: catatonia without; frenzy within.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides