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Stanley Caroff, MD, Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Psychiatry • Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia

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Summary

  • Dr. Stanley N Caroff currently is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania, and has volunteer research positions at the Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center and as Director of the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service. Primary research interests are drug-induced movement disorders including tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, acute extrapyramidal disorders and catatonia. Recent work includes; studies in antipsychotic pharmacology; treatment of schizophrenia; recognition and treatment of tardive dyskinesia; psychopathology and nosology of catatonia; severe drug reactions; socioeconomic disparities in studies of schizophrenia; a critique of the scientific basis for clinical applications of psychedelic drugs and deep brain stimulation in behavioral disorders.

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    Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service

    NMSIS is a non-profit organization, an affiliate of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the US, which serves as an educational and consultative resource.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Psychopharmacology, 1979 - 1981
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
  • Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
    Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1978
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1975
  • Columbia University
    Columbia UniversityBA, Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1976 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1979 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Member The Cochrane Collaboration, 2022
  • Mitchell B. Balter Award Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021
  • Founding Member, Academy of Master Clinicians Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Clinician's Tardive Inventory (CTI): A New Clinical Tool for Documenting and Rating Tardive Dyskinesia.  
    Trosch RM, Comella CL, Caroff SN, Ondo WG, Shillington AC, LaChapelle BJ, Hauser RA, Correll CU, Friedman JH., J Clin Psychiatry, 1/28/2024
  • Catatonia: “Fluctuat nec mergitur”  
    Ungvari GS, Caroff SN, Csihi L, Gazdag G, World J Psychiatry, 5/19/2023
  • A magic bullet for the mind: Sigmund Freud and the quest for chemical transcendence.  
    Caroff SN, Berkowitz RM, The Pharos, 9/19/2022
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Clincial Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill 
    Chapter: Severe Drug Reactions 
    Page 51 - 118E. Cabrina Campbell, Stanley N. Caroff, Stephan C. Mann, Robert M. Weinrieb, Rosalind M. Berkowitz, Kimberly N. OlsonEditors: James L. Levenson, Stephen J. Ferrando.American Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, D.C.Edition 3rd,2023
  • Movement Disorder Emergencies 
    Chapter: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
    Page 95 - 113Caroff SN, Mann SC, Sullivan KA, Campbell ECEditors: Frucht SJ.Springer Nature Switzerland AGEdition 3rd,2022
  • Antipsychotic Trials in Schizophrenia: The CATIE Project 
    Chapter: Extrapyramidal side effects 
    Page 156 - 172Caroff SN, Miller DD, Rosenheck RAEditors: Stroup TS, Lieberman JA.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2010
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Authored Content

  • The Return of Psychedelics: Still Time to Prevent TragedyMarch 2021

Press Mentions

  • What Is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)? Symptoms, Causes And Treatments
    What Is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)? Symptoms, Causes And TreatmentsMay 16th, 2023
  • Tardive Dyskinesia Linked with Medical Comorbidity in Veterans
    Tardive Dyskinesia Linked with Medical Comorbidity in VeteransMay 21st, 2019
  • Psychedelic Medicine: Much More Study Needed
    Psychedelic Medicine: Much More Study NeededApril 30th, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations

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