3.5 Catatonia: Clinical Features and Diagnosis

Dr. Mark Oldham, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, President of the American Delirium Society, and Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, introduces us to catatonia. We discuss the clinical features of catatonia and compare and contrast catatonia's description in the DSM with the Busch-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale. We describe and discuss various signs and symptoms of catatonia in detail.

Selected references:

1. British Association for Psychopharmacology Guidelines
2. ⁠Rochester Catatonia Assessment Resources⁠
3. NEJM Review on Catatonia
4. Nature Review on Catatonia
5. Schizophrenia Research Volume on Catatonia
6. Describing the Features of Catatonia (Oldham)

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