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Jorge Cuevas Esteban, M.D.

Dr. Cuevas Esteban is Head of the Adult Psychiatry Service at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Jorge Cuevas, M.D.

1. Dr. Jorge Cuevas Introduction

1. Dr. Jorge Cuevas Introduction
1. Dr. Jorge Cuevas Introduction

1. Dr. Jorge Cuevas Introduction

01:15
2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

01:10
3. Why many providers are unaware of the actual prevalence of catatonia

3. Why many providers are unaware of the actual prevalence of catatonia

01:06
4. What do you think can be done to get more accurate diagnoses?

4. What do you think can be done to get more accurate diagnoses?

01:14
5. Educational seminars or grand rounds on catatonia?

5. Educational seminars or grand rounds on catatonia?

00:30
6. What is catatonia?

6. What is catatonia?

01:11
7. Some of the complications that interfere with treatment

7. Some of the complications that interfere with treatment

00:39
8. If catatonia isn't diagnosed early, will that affect the treatment?

8. If catatonia isn't diagnosed early, will that affect the treatment?

00:33
9. What are the benefits of ECT? What are the stigmas surrounding ECT?

9. What are the benefits of ECT? What are the stigmas surrounding ECT?

01:42
10. What is ECT?

10. What is ECT?

01:14
11. Are there any remarkable recoveries you could share?

11. Are there any remarkable recoveries you could share?

00:57
12. Are you involved in any studies on catatonia?

12. Are you involved in any studies on catatonia?

01:16
13. Can you talk about rating scales?

13. Can you talk about rating scales?

01:14
14. What could you say to someone about excited catatonia?

14. What could you say to someone about excited catatonia?

01:10
15. The role other medical diagnoses might play in catatonia

15. The role other medical diagnoses might play in catatonia

01:06
16. The role of anxiety/fear/substance abuse in catatonia

16. The role of anxiety/fear/substance abuse in catatonia

01:09
17. How to keep catatonia patients from being placed in hospice

17. How to keep catatonia patients from being placed in hospice

01:01
18. Do you have experience with pediatrics, or just adults?

18. Do you have experience with pediatrics, or just adults?

00:52
19. Why did you want to get involved with The Catatonia Foundation?

19. Why did you want to get involved with The Catatonia Foundation?

01:27
20. What do you hope The Catatonia Foundation can accomplish?

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

01:43
21. Why you're so passionate about studying/researching catatonia

21. Why you're so passionate about studying/researching catatonia

01:43
22. Thoughts on memory loss related to catatonia and/or ECT

22. Thoughts on memory loss related to catatonia and/or ECT

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