Background: Catatonia is a severe condition in patients. Electroconvulsive treatment or medication with benzodiazepines and/or antipsychotics are regarded as standard treatment.
Case presentation: We report a case of a patient with catatonic features in whom electroconvulsive treatment and benzodiazepine and/or antipsychotic medications failed to achieve efficacy. Additional treatment with lithium ameliorated catatonia.
Conclusion: We concluded that lithium is an optional treatment in patients in whom standard treatment failed.