Description
In this episode, Dr. Jodi Midiri interviews her patient Carrie, who suffers from depression and later went on to develop catatonia. Together they discuss the bizarre signs and symptoms of catatonia, why it’s hard to diagnose, and how to treat the condition.
Later, Carrie’s husband, Tom joins the conversation to give an outside perspective of how this peculiar disorder affected him and the family. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. Learn how to recognize catatonia so this doesn’t go unnoticed in your life.
Resources
Catatonia: Our current understanding of its diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology
Video of evaluating the catatonic patient with the Bush-Francis Scale
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