Catatonia Spectrum: Validation of a Questionnaire Investigating Catatonia Spectrum.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

A growing body of literature has demonstrated the utility of a dimensional perspective on mental disorders. The current study aims to determine the psychometric properties of the Catatonia Spectrum (CS), a new questionnaire specifically tailored to assess the spectrum of catatonia, from full blown forms to subthreshold ones.

Methods

86 adults with at least three symptom criteria for catatonia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 81 adults affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD), 104 adults with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), and 105 subjects without mental disorders (CTL), were recruited from six Italian University Departments of Psychiatry and administered the: Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFC

SUBMITTER: Dell'Osso L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133529 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature