Delirium is one of the foremost unmet medical needs in healthcare. It affects one in eight
hospitalised patients and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including increased …

Delirium and depression are complex neuropsychiatric syndromes common in the elderly
and are associated with poor health-care outcomes. Accurate diagnosis is essential to the …

Objective To determine how mental disorders and psychopharmacological treatments
before and during COVID‐19 hospital admissions are related to mortality. Methods Subjects …

Abstract Background The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual fifth edition (DSM-5) provides
new criteria for delirium diagnosis. We examined delirium diagnosis using these new criteria …

Background Delirium is a common and poorly diagnosed cause of behavioral change in
elderly. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, diagnostic accuracy and factors …

Abstract Background/Aims: The acute hospital ward can be unfamiliar and stressful for older
patients with impaired cognition, rendering them prone to agitation and resistive to care …

Although formal systematic delirium screening with brief but sensitive tools is strongly
advocated for patients in palliative and supportive care, it requires critical evaluation in terms …

AIM: To review the use of the Months Backwards Test (MBT) in clinical and research
contexts. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of reports relating to the MBT based …

Context Delirium is a highly prevalent complication in patients in palliative care settings,
especially in the end-of-life context. Objectives To review the current evidence base for …

Background: Delirium is a temporary mental disorder that occasionally affects patients
undergoing surgery, especially cardiac surgery. It is strongly associated with major adverse …