catatonic schizophrenia

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A type of schizophrenia characterized by marked disturbances in activity resulting in either generalized inhibition or excessive activity.

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Patients with catatonic schizophrenia have been known to give up their unusual postures and walk normally out of burning buildings.

The Sometimes Son by Brown, Gary / The Humanist

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