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Stanley N. Caroff, M.D.

Dr. Stanley N. Caroff is Emeritus Professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is a psychiatrist with over 48 years of experience in the medical field.

Stanley N. Caroff, M.D.

1. Dr. Stanley Caroff Introduction

1. Dr. Stanley Caroff Introduction
1. Dr. Stanley Caroff Introduction

1. Dr. Stanley Caroff Introduction

01:37
2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

2. How did you become interested in catatonia?

03:58
3. What's your experience treating patients with catatonia?

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

06:48
4. Are there any remarkable recoveries you'd like to share?

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

04:16
5. The role other medical diagnoses may play in catatonia

5. The role other medical diagnoses may play in catatonia

04:17
6. What role does anxiety play in catatonia?

6. What role does anxiety play in catatonia?

01:38
7. What role does substance use play in catatonia?

7. What role does substance use play in catatonia?

01:37
8. What other providers should know about catatonia

8. What other providers should know about catatonia

01:56
9. Trauma/stress response as an underlying cause of catatonia?

9. Trauma/stress response as an underlying cause of catatonia?

02:33
10. Is catatonia an independent, unique disorder on its own?

10. Is catatonia an independent, unique disorder on its own?

01:52
11. Why all providers should be familiar with catatonia

11. Why all providers should be familiar with catatonia

00:46
12. Some misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia

12. Some misconceptions in psychiatry about catatonia

01:55
13. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

13. How providers can diagnose excited catatonia more confidently

01:39
14. How to keep catatonia patients from being placed in hospice

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

01:12
15. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis

15. Obstacles to receiving an accurate diagnosis

01:44
16. What patients struggling to get a diagnosis should know

16. What patients struggling to get a diagnosis should know

01:24
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?

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

18. How did you hear about The Catatonia Foundation?

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

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

01:18
20. What is malignant catatonia and how can it be treated?

20. What is malignant catatonia and how can it be treated?

05:13
21. What would you like patients and providers to know about ECT?

21. What would you like patients and providers to know about ECT?

02:58
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