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What criteria should be used for the diagnosis of delirium?
1Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Health System, Springfield, MA 01199, USA. benjamin.liptzin@bhs.org
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
|September 4, 1999
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.