DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for catatonia
Stupor (no psychomotor activity; not actively relating to environment)
Catalepsy (passive induction of a posture held against gravity)
Waxy flexibility (slight, even resistance to positioning by examiner)
Mutism (no, or very little, verbal response; exclude if known aphasia)
Negativism (opposition or no response to instructions or external stimuli)
Posturing (spontaneous and active maintenance of a posture against gravity)
Mannerism (odd, circumstantial caricature of normal actions)
Stereotypy (repetitive, abnormally frequent, non-goal-directed movements)
Agitation (not influenced by external stimuli)
Grimacing
Echolalia (mimicking another's speech)
Echopraxia (mimicking another's movements)
Diagnostic criteria not met
Reference
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR™). APA. 2022.
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