Tuesday 22 July 2014

catatonic schizophrenia



This short video gives you some idea of the waxy flexibility associated with catatonic schizophrenia, as well as the nature of some of the hallucinations that someone with schizophrenia might experience.

Further information on catatonic schizophrenia can be found here:

Catatonic disorders

5 comments:

  1. Wow, that was certainly eye opening and I think the scariest simulation I have seen so far.
    Thank you for sharing that Chris.

    Mia

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  2. Oh my god, I can not begin to imagine what this would be like for the actual person that has this disorder. I found it terrifying to watch and it was certainly an eye opener into Catatonic schizophrenia disorder. Thank you for sharing this video.

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  3. Wow, mental health is def gona be a passion of mine! So sad that people suffer with this ..

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  4. thanks for sharing Chris, wow, feel so sad and helpless for the patient

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  5. Wow waxy flexibility is so strange. Is there a known cause or theory of cause for this? Do the patients with catatonic schizophrenia know they have been moved? I'm off to find out.

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