What is it about?
We studied the relationship between delirium and catatonia while considering confounders of catatonia symptoms (such as, apathy, dementia, parkinsonism, drowsiness, and neuroleptic use) in internal medicine and neurology inpatients, and found that the use of the BFCRS scale produce false positive catatonia cases vs. DSM-5-TR and the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Catatonia (RDCC) criteria.
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Why is it important?
Our findings do not support a catatonia subtype of delirium, and we recommend stricter psychiatric assessment and diagnostic criteria for catatonia diagnosis.
Perspectives
We are happy to contribute to the conversation about catatonia in the general hospital.
Professor JOSE G FRANCO
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
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This page is a summary of: Prospective Study of Different Diagnostic Criteria for Catatonia and Delirium in Internal Medicine and Neurology Admissions, Journal of Neuropsychiatry, July 2026, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20250095.
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