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Table 1 Catatonia diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition

From: Idiopathic catatonic syndrome in a young male with no prior psychiatric history: a case report

The diagnosis of catatonia in DSM-5 (APA, 2013):

1. Specifier “with catatonia” when criteria are met for catatonia during the course of a psychotic, bipolar, depressive, neurodevelopmental, or other mental disorder

 a. Schizophrenia

 b. Schizoaffective disorder

 c. Schizophreniform disorder

 d. Brief psychotic disorder

 e. Substance-induced psychotic disorder

 f. Major depressive disorder

 g. Bipolar I disorder

 h. Bipolar II disorder

 i. Autism spectrum disorder

2. Catatonic disorder due to a general medical condition

3. Catatonic disorder not otherwise specified (NOS)