A new delirium phenotype with rapid high amplitude onset and nearly as rapid reversal: Central Coast Australia Delirium Intervention Study

Paul J RegalGeriatric Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, AustraliaBackground: Traditional models for delirium based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders and its 1990 offspring, the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), were not designed to distinguish behavioral and...

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Main Author: Regal PJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-02-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/a-new-delirium-phenotype-with-rapid-high-amplitude-onset-and-nearly-as-peer-reviewed-article-CIA