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The Epidemiology of Delirium in the Community: The Eastern Baltimore Mental Health Survey

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: The 1981 East Baltimore Mental Health Survey, part of the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) program, provided data for the examination of the prevalence of delirium in the general adult population. From an original 3,841 households surveyed, 810 individuals were selected for psychiatric evaluation and, of these, 6 individuals were diagnosed as suffering from delirium. The estimated prevalence of delirium in the population was .4% and 1.1% among those 55 years of age and over. A comparison of these cases with cases of diagnosed dementia and individuals of the same age range who did not receive a psychiatric diagnosis found that those with a diagnosis of delirium suffer from a greater number of medical conditions, take more prescribed medications, and have a higher level of physical disability.

Source: International Psychogeriatrics

DOI: 10.1017/s1041610291000637

Authors: Marshal F. Folstein, Susan Spear Bassett, Alan J. Romanoski, Gerald Nestadt

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500