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William Vaughn McCall, M.D.

Dr. Vaughn McCall is a psychiatrist currently on the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia, where he previously served as the Chairman and Executive Vice Dean. His areas of interest include severe mood disorders, sleep disorders, catatonia, and ECT.

William Vaughn McCall, M.D.

1. Dr. Vaughn McCall Introduction

1. Dr. Vaughn McCall Introduction
1. Dr. Vaughn McCall Introduction

1. Dr. Vaughn McCall Introduction

00:58
2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

03:50
3. What is your experience treating patients with catatonia?

3. What is your experience treating patients with catatonia?

01:20
4. Are there any other remarkable recoveries you'd like to share?

4. Are there any other remarkable recoveries you'd like to share?

04:11
5. What role do other medical diagnoses play in catatonia?

5. What role do other medical diagnoses play in catatonia?

02:39
6. Can catatonia present without a psychiatric/medical diagnosis?

6. Can catatonia present without a psychiatric/medical diagnosis?

01:22
7. What role do you think substance use can play in catatonia?

7. What role do you think substance use can play in catatonia?

02:50
8. What role does anxiety play in catatonia?

8. What role does anxiety play in catatonia?

01:17
9. Could anxiety contribute to stuporous catatonia?

9. Could anxiety contribute to stuporous catatonia?

01:15
10. What should other providers know about catatonia?

10. What should other providers know about catatonia?

01:55
11. Misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia and overcoming them

11. Misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia and overcoming them

02:31
12. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

12. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

02:27
13. How to prevent catatonia patients from being placed in hospice

13. How to prevent catatonia patients from being placed in hospice

02:42
14. Patients whose catatonia diagnoses kept them from hospice

14. Patients whose catatonia diagnoses kept them from hospice

04:28
15. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment

15. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment

03:22
16. What patients struggling to get a diagnosis should know

16. What patients struggling to get a diagnosis should know

02:15
17. What thoughts do you have about how to overcome the stigma of ECT?

17. What thoughts do you have about how to overcome the stigma of ECT?

02:07
18. What are your thoughts in terms of continuation and maintenance ECT?

18. What are your thoughts in terms of continuation and maintenance ECT?

02:15
19. How did you hear about The Catatonia Foundation?

19. How did you hear about The Catatonia Foundation?

00:40
20. What do you hope The Catatonia Foundation can accomplish?

20. What do you hope The Catatonia Foundation can accomplish?

00:42
21. What should you do once catatonia is diagnosed?

21. What should you do once catatonia is diagnosed?

01:41
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