Posturing / Catalepsy | Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale

For comprehensive educational resources on how to assess for catatonia using the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS), visit: Our YouTube BFCRS | URMC playlist includes the following: TRAINING VIDEOS Introduction: Normal Exam - Hypokinetic Catatonia - Parakinetic Catatonia - Hyperkinetic Catatonia - Test Patient A - Test Patient B - VIDEOS OF BFCRS ITEMS 1. Excitement - 2. Immobility / Stupor - 3. Mutism - 4. Staring - 5. Posturing / Catalepsy - 6. Grimacing - 7. Echopraxia / Echolalia - 8. Stereotypy - 9. Mannerisms - 10. Verbigeration - 11. Rigidity - 12. Negativism - 13. Waxy Flexibility - 14. Withdrawal - 15. Impulsivity - 16. Automatic Obedience - 17. Mitgehen - 18. Gegenhalten - 19. Ambitendency - 20. Grasp Reflex - 21. Perseveration - 22. Combativeness - 23. Autonomic Abnormality -
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