Serious Symptoms Of Catatonic Schizophrenia

Catatonic schizophrenia, one of the five schizophrenia subtypes, tends to present with disturbances in movement, although other typical symptoms are present to a lesser extent. Individuals affected by this illness might have dramatically reduced physical activity, and their voluntary movement might even stop entirely. Activity might also undergo periods of dramatic increase. Other movement disturbances might also be present. The same symptoms that occur in catatonic schizophrenia can also occur in other subtypes, but they tend to be dominant for those with catatonic schizophrenia. To receive a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia, the core symptoms must be present.