Delirium in the Medically Ill Elderly: Operationalizing the DSM-III Criteria

Gary L. Gottlieb; Jerry Johnson; Christine Wanich; Eileen Sullivan

doi:10.1017/S1041610291000650

Delirium in the Medically Ill Elderly: Operationalizing the DSM-III Criteria

Gary L. Gottlieb, Jerry Johnson, Christine Wanich, Eileen Sullivan

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. This prospective study determined the incidence and prevalence of delirium in 235 consecutive subjects over age 70 admitted to a general medicine hospital service. The DSM-III criteria for delirium were operationalized. Using accepted screening procedures, patients were referred for evaluation by a psychiatrist who determined whether delirium was present by applying explicit operational definitions to each of the DSM-III criteria. Data on presence and severity of each of the DSM-III symptoms were recorded. Analysis of these data indicates that the DSM-III criteria describe a discrete, recognizable syndrome. However, some of the symptoms are more specific than others in identifying the syndrome in this population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-196
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Psychogeriatrics
Volume	3
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610291000650
State	Published - Dec 1991

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Clinical Psychology
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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