COVID-19 and Catatonia: A Case Series and Systematic Review of Existing Literature.

J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

Published: November 2021

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