Delirium is associated with a five-fold increase in mortality in acute cardiac patients, according to research published today in European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care. Delirium was common ...

Delirium, Depression, Dementia: Which of the Three D's Is It? Delirium is an acute change in mental status not attributable to pre-existing or evolving dementia. It is defined by acute or fluctuating ...

Emergency departments (EDs) worldwide are frequently tasked with the management of patients exhibiting acute agitation and delirium. These conditions, which may arise from underlying psychiatric ...

A new meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds no evidence to support the use of antipsychotics, a common go-to medication, in the treatment of acute delirium in ...

Having to stay in a hospital or long-term care facility is stressful. Not only is a patient sick or injured, but they are in an unfamiliar environment away from their families and may not know the ...

Delirium may accompany 60% of the acute illnesses and adverse health events that occur commonly among nursing home residents, a new study finds. But the condition is not always easy to spot in these ...

(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. In this series of interviews with the Milken Institute Center for the ...

This case of mixed delirium with hypoactive and hyperactive episodes illustrates the complexity inherent with presentation in older adults. These include, among potential others, issues of care ...