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 -