The Population-Based Incidence and Prevalence of Catatonia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is associated with a range of medical and psychiatric illnesses. Although many single-center studies have been conducted, uncertainty over the population-based incidence and prevalence of the disorder remains. This study reports on the incidence and prevalence rates of catatonia extrapolated from two large epidemiologic studies in the United Kingdom and United States.

Methods

Incidence rates (defined as the number of catatonic episodes per 100,000 person-years) and prevalence rates (defined as the proportion of individuals with catatonia in a given year) were calculated from the two studies.

Results

U.K. data showed an incidence of 4.34 (95% CI=3.98-4.72) catatonic episodes per 100,000 person-years with an averag

SUBMITTER: Luccarelli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11996612 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature