What Criteria Should Be Used for the Diagnosis of Delirium?
- 26 August 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
- Vol. 10 (5), 364-367
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000017172
Abstract
DSM-IV made several revisions to the diagnostic criteria for delirium. This paper reviews the empirical data that supported these revisions. More research is needed to evaluate the usefulness of the new criteria and to further define subtypes of delirium.Keywords
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