The method described here is used to complete the 23-item Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (CRS) and the 14-item Catatonia Screening Instrument (CSI). Item definitions on the two scales are the same.

Published in 1996, the Bush‐Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS) has become the standard instrument for detecting catatonia and grading its severity.

The Sources for the life of St. Francis embrace the first two centuries of Franciscan history, from the death of St. Francis in 1226 to roughly the last decades of the 14th century.

Patient suddenly engages in inappropriate behavior (e.g. runs down hallway, starts screaming or takes off clothes) without provocation.

It insists mainly on the events regarding the conversion of Francis and the foundation of the Order. Book two regards the last two years of the life of St. Francis, dealing with the events of the stigmatisation …

Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), Italian mystic and preacher, founded the Franciscan Order in 1209. The order is devoted to preaching the Gospel and living in strict poverty.

Such a study of St. Francis would be unintelligible to anyone who does not share his religion, perhaps only partly intelligible to anyone who does not share his vocation. According to degrees of judgment, …