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Scott Beach, M.D.

Dr. Scott Beach is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and program director of the Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program. He is also director of the Infectious Disease Consultation Service at MGH, providing psychiatric care in the HIV clinic. His areas of clinical expertise include QT prolongation with psychiatric medications, catatonia and related syndromes, and patients who deceive providers.

Scott Beach, M.D.

1. Dr. Scott Beach Introduction

1. Dr. Scott Beach Introduction
1. Dr. Scott Beach Introduction

1. Dr. Scott Beach Introduction

00:42
2. How did you become interested in Catatonia?

2. How did you become interested in Catatonia?

01:33
3. What's your experience treating patients with catatonia?

3. What's your experience treating patients with catatonia?

01:21
4. Can you speak to the prevalence of catatonia?

4. Can you speak to the prevalence of catatonia?

01:30
5. What should other providers know about catatonia?

5. What should other providers know about catatonia?

01:49
6. What studies are you involved in or you'd like to see in the future?

6. What studies are you involved in or you'd like to see in the future?

03:25
7. Are there any remarkable recoveries you'd like to share?

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

04:09
8. What is your experience with excited catatonia?

8. What is your experience with excited catatonia?

02:02
9. What role do other medical diagnoses play in catatonia?

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

03:00
10. What role do you think anxiety may play in catatonia?

10. What role do you think anxiety may play in catatonia?

01:53
11. What role do you think substance use may play in catatonia?

11. What role do you think substance use may play in catatonia?

01:38
12. Why all providers should be familiar with catatonia symptoms/treatment

12. Why all providers should be familiar with catatonia symptoms/treatment

01:33
13. Misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia

13. Misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia

02:37
14. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

14. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

01:36
15. Input from others when using the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale

15. Input from others when using the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale

01:23
16. How to keep catatonia patients out of hospice

16. How to keep catatonia patients out of hospice

02:33
17. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment

17. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment

00:46
18. For patients/family members struggling to get a diagnosis

18. For patients/family members struggling to get a diagnosis

01:42
19. How do we overcome the stigma of ECT?

19. How do we overcome the stigma of ECT?

01:30
20. How did you hear about The Catatonia Foundation?

20. How did you hear about The Catatonia Foundation?

01:25
21. What do you hope The Catatonia Foundation can accomplish?

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

00:44
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