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Author:   Dusan Hirjak (Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany) ,  Georg Northoff (University of Ottawa)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.273kg
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9781009450959

ISBN 10:   1009450956
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword Gregory Fricchione; Foreword Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Historical origins of catatonia; 2. Different conceptual frameworks of catatonia; 3. Phenomenology and subjective experience of catatonia – clinical cases; 4. Epidemiology of catatonia; 5. Clinical manifestation, complexity of catatonic signs, differential diagnoses and potential somatic consequences; 6. Clinical, laboratory and neuroimaging assessments relevant for the diagnostic work-up of catatonia; 7. Management and treatment of catatonia; 8. Outcome and course of catatonia; 9. Most common neuroinflammatory origins of catatonia; 10. Brain networks underlying catatonia; 11. Breaking new ground: novel approaches to understanding catatonia and the brain-mind relationship; Index.

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Dr. Dusan Hirjak, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and clinician-scientist, who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and research of catatonia. Bridging clinical practice and scientific inquiry, Dr. Hirjak derives research questions from everyday patient care, employing cutting-edge methodologies to deepen understanding and improve therapeutic approaches for this complex neuropsychiatric condition. Georg Northoff, MD, Ph.D., FRCP, is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and philosopher who pioneers research on the brain-mind relationship, particularly in catatonia. His work explores how the brain generates mental phenomena like self and consciousness, driven by the question: 'why and how does the brain construct mental features?'

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