Research Article

The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia

Table 2

Presence of symptoms on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale in patients () admitted to the psychiatric unit at Jimma University Medical Center.

SymptomsCatatonic patients presenting symptom at admission, (%)

Excitement0 (0)
Immobility/stupor14 (77.8)
Mutism18 (100)
Staring16 (88.9)
Posturing/catalepsy18 (100)
Grimacing2 (11.1)
Echopraxia/echolalia0 (0)
Stereotypy0 (0)
Mannerisms2 (11.1)
Verbigeration0 (0)
Rigidity6 (33.3)
Negativism4 (22.2)
Waxy flexibility4 (22.2)
Withdrawal18 (100)
Impulsivity0 (0)
Automatic obedience4 (22.2)
Mitgehen1 (5.6)
Gegenhalten1 (5.6)
Ambitendency1 (5.6)
Grasp reflex0 (0)
Perseveration0 (0)
Combativeness0 (0)
Autonomic abnormality1 (5.6)