Delirium
B. Liptzin
Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass, USA.
This article identifies the importance of delirium in general medical
practice. Recent revisions in the diagnostic criteria for delirium are
discussed, and the epidemiology of delirium is summarized, including the
incidence and prevalence, risk factors, origins, course, and outcomes.
Studies of the pathophysiological features of delirium are reviewed and
recommendations are made for treatment of patients with delirium and future
research.
