Catatonia and elevated mortality: A population‐wide cohort study with healthy, sibling, and schizophrenia spectrum controls
Catatonia conferred a substantial, independent risk of premature mortality across multiple causes. Clinicians should recognize that catatonia is a serious disorder with long-term consequences and should remain vigilant to prevent and manage complications beyond the acute episode.
Authors
- Edward Chia‐Cheng Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-7652)
- Chih‐Sung Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1138-5586)
- Mu‐Hong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-1073)
- Yang‐Chieh Brian Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-9175)
- Liang‐Jen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-1151)
- Yao‐Hsu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-0504)
- Chih‐Wei Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-4060)
- Marco Solmi
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- National Defense Medical Center (TW)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13915
- Primary Topic
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation
- H. Lundbeck A/S
- Bausch Health
- National Science and Technology Council