The “diagnosis” of excited delirium, a term often used to justify and defend police brutality, disproportionately against Black people, has circulated in the medical canon for more than 25 years. It ...

For the first time in more than 25 years, the APA has updated its delirium guideline, going beyond psychiatry with ...

Postoperative delirium in older adults was associated with 40% faster cognitive decline, data from a prospective cohort study showed. Among older adults who developed delirium after major elective ...

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Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...

In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

Anton Black was 19 years old when police officers chased him, shackled him, and left him face-down on the ground, struggling to breathe. He died from asphyxiation. Despite tireless objections from his ...

Stroke patients who experience delirium during a stroke could be more prone to developing cognitive and psychiatric difficulties. Every year approximately 9000 people are admitted to hospital with a ...

A recent review in Neurology infers that antibiotics causing delirium and other brain problems might be more prevalent than previously thought. The author calls for further study and a watchful ...

Older patients who primarily speak a language other than English may face a greater risk of developing delirium after surgery ...