A comparison of the phenomenology of pediatric, adult, and geriatric delirium

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-223

  Leentjens, Albert F G ^a   Schieveld, Jan N M ^a   Leonard, Maeve ^b,c   Lousberg, Richel ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^a   Meagher, David J ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Childhood delirium; Delirium; Delirium Rating Scale (DRS); Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU); Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 38349123369     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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