Bush_francis_catatonia_rating_scale v.1

Assesses severity of catatonia.

Henrik Honkanen

henrik.honkanen@stud.ki.se

@Cambio CDS

Assesses severity of catatonia.

This scale can help identify catatonia in daily practice, as well as rate the severity of catatonia and monitor response to treatment. Used for patients with or without psychiatric history with characteristic symptoms of catatonia (e.g. altered consciousness, abnormal motor behavior). The most common symptoms of catatonia, which can be considered “red flags” should trigger the use of this scale, include staring, mutism, and immobility. The scale may be used both for initial diagnosis and to monitor treatment response. The full scale is 23 items, with the first 14 questions comprise the screening instrument. If 2 or more of the first 14 questions are positive, this indicates a positive screening and should prompt completion of 9 additional items for a total of 23 items. Score interpretation: Higher scores indicate greater severity of catatonia.

1. Bush G, Fink M, Petrides G, Dowling F, Francis A. Catatonia. I. Rating scale and standardized examination. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1996 Feb;93(2):129-36.

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