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Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Varieties of Catatonia

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post test

Presented by:
Dr. Andrew Francis, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Penn State College of Medicine

Dr. Charles Mormando, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Division of Adult Inpatient Services, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

Faculty Disclosure:

Drs. Francis and Mormando have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose.

Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Release Date: December 20, 2022
Expiration Date:  December 19, 2025

 

Target Audience: All physicians

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify three common catatonic signs.
  2. Identify two complications of severe persistent catatonia.
  3. Identify two treatment options for catatonia.

Requirements for successful completion: Certificates are awarded upon successful completion (80% proficiency) of the post-test.

Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Resource(s) for further study:

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  2. Bush G, Fink M, Petrides G, Dowling F, Francis A. Catatonia. II. Treatment with lorazepam and electroconvulsive therapy. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996:93:137-143.
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  7. Wilson, et al. The Diagnostic Criteria and Structure of Catatonia. Schizophrenia Research. 2015;164(1-3):256-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2014.12.036
  8. Taylor MA, Fink M. Catatonia in Psychiatric Classification: A Home of Its Own. The American Journal of Psychiatry. Published Online: July 2003. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.160.7.1233
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  10. Hawkins, et al. Somatic Treatment of Catatonia. Intl J Psychiat in Med. 1995;25:345-369.
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  22. Miles, et al. Catatonia in Down Syndrome: Systematic Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcome Assessment Based on a Case Series in Seven Patients. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2019;15:2723-2741. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S210613

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nancy Boyd at (352) 594-4298 or at nancy.boyd@ufl.edu