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Table 2 Catatonia diagnosis in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

From: Acute catatonia on medical wards: a case series

1. Catatonic disorder due to a general medical condition.

2. Specifier “with catatonia” for

 a. Schizophrenia

 b. Schizoaffective disorder

 c. Schizophreniform disorder

 d. Brief psychotic disorder

 e. Substance-induced psychotic disorder.

3. Specifier “with catatonia” for current or more recent major depressive episode or manic episode in

 a. Major depressive disorder

 b. Bipolar I disorder, or

 c. Bipolar II disorder.

4. Catatonic disorder not otherwise specified.