Catatonic Signs - Echolalia, Echopraxia, and Agitation
PsyDactic - A podcast by T. Ryan O'Leary
Send us a textDr. O discusses the remaining hyperactive or “excited” signs of catatonia including echolalia, echopraxia, and agitation. In previous episodes, Dr. O discussed other hyperactive or “excited” signs, including mannerisms and stereotypy. All of these signs share the common feature that the patient is doing something odd, repetitive, or unexpected. Dr. O also gets on his soap box about the arbitrary use of the term agitation to describe patients.Please leave feedba...