British Medical Journal, 21.9.02, 2002, pp.644-647.
Publisher:
British Medical Association
Delirium is a common cause of disturbed behaviour in medically ill people and is often undetected and poorly managed. It is a condition at the interface of medicine and psychiatry that is all to often owned by neither. Although various terms have been used to describe it, including acute confusional state, acute brain syndrome and acute organic reaction, delirium remains the term used in current diagnostic classifications.
Delirium is a common cause of disturbed behaviour in medically ill people and is often undetected and poorly managed. It is a condition at the interface of medicine and psychiatry that is all to often owned by neither. Although various terms have been used to describe it, including acute confusional state, acute brain syndrome and acute organic reaction, delirium remains the term used in current diagnostic classifications.
Subject terms:
medical treatment, medication, mental health problems, patients, psychiatry, psychology, anxiety, conduct disorders, diagnosis, environmental factors, epilepsy, head injuries;