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Definition of Catatonics
1. catatonic [n] - See also: catatonic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catatonics
Literary usage of Catatonics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Insanity by New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum (1906)
"1019 for the catatonics, and 1015 for the ... 15.282 in the catatonics, and 15.052
in the ... the catatonics, and 17.360 in the ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1916)
"In the other twenty cases of catatonics observed, twelve had visual hallucinations
combined with various other sensory anomalies. It would seem, therefore, ..."
3. Outlines of Psychiatry by William Alanson White (1915)
"Remissions occur especially in the catatonics. ... dementia) and 13 per cent.
of catatonics make practical recoveries, but some of these cases relapse. ..."
4. Psychiatry by Stewart Paton (1905)
"The expressions used by catatonics are sometimes only senseless syllables,
stereotyped expressions ... During the excitement catatonics often refuse food. ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Medico-Psychological Association Annual Meeting by American Medico-Psychological Association (1908)
"In the larger proportion of cases, catatonics go through several definite stages
... Many of the catatonics, in their school life, have shown the average ..."
6. Proceedings of the Connecticut Medical Society by Connecticut Medical Society (1902)
"tients do not often assume the earlier attitude with invincible tenacity, like
the catatonics. The stuporous catatonic moves about very little or not at all ..."
7. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1915)
"... its importance has greatly diminished in this respect, since even Kraepelin
admits that 15 per cent, of his catatonics recover and it is well recognized ..."
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