Comparison of diagnostic classification systems for delirium with new research criteria that incorporate the three core domains

• Published in: Journal of psychosomatic research Vol. 84; pp. 60 - 68
• Main Authors: Trzepacz, Paula T., Meagher, David J., Franco, José G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aged, 80 and over; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Delirium - diagnosis; Dementia - diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Male; Nosology; Psychiatry; Research Design - standards; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sensitivity and specificity; International Classification of Diseases; Nosology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Delirium diagnosis

Diagnostic classification systems do not incorporate phenomenological research findings about the three core symptom domains of delirium (Attentional/Cognitive, Circadian, Higher Level Thinking). We evaluated classification performances of novel Trzepacz, Meagher, and Franco research diagnostic crit...