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Neera Ghaziuddin, M.D.

Dr. Neera Ghaziuddin is a Professor at Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan) Department of Psychiatry. Her areas of interest include mood disorders in adolescents, psychotic disorders in adolescents, catatonia, biology of adolescent mood disorders, electroconvulsive therapy, and catatonia in typical developing and developmentally delayed adolescents.

Neera Ghaziuddin, M.D.

1. Dr. Neera Ghaziuddin Introduction

1. Dr. Neera Ghaziuddin Introduction
1. Dr. Neera Ghaziuddin Introduction

1. Dr. Neera Ghaziuddin Introduction

00:55
2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

02:38
3. What is ECT?

3. What is ECT?

01:38
4. Why do you think there's such a stigma surrounding ECT?

4. Why do you think there's such a stigma surrounding ECT?

03:42
5. What should be known about the use of ECT in the pediatric population

5. What should be known about the use of ECT in the pediatric population

01:25
6. What is Catatonia?

6. What is Catatonia?

02:57
7. Why is a catatonia diagnosis so complicated and often missed?

7. Why is a catatonia diagnosis so complicated and often missed?

09:31
8. Is there a hormonal component to catatonia?

8. Is there a hormonal component to catatonia?

03:41
9. Can you share any remarkable recoveries?

9. Can you share any remarkable recoveries?

05:53
10. Regarding treatment for children with catatonia in autism

10. Regarding treatment for children with catatonia in autism

01:21
11. Are there catatonia cases where long-term ECT isn't needed?

11. Are there catatonia cases where long-term ECT isn't needed?

01:47
12. What do you do when treatment response isn't what you expected?

12. What do you do when treatment response isn't what you expected?

01:58
13. Studies involving catatonia and future research

13. Studies involving catatonia and future research

06:05
14. Why did you want to get involved with The Catatonia Foundation?

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

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