TY - JOUR
T1 - The Epidemiology of Delirium in the Community
T2 - The Eastern Baltimore Mental Health Survey
AU - Folstein, Marshal F.
AU - Bassett, Susan Spear
AU - Romanoski, Alan J.
AU - Nestadt, Gerald
PY - 1991/12
Y1 - 1991/12
N2 - . 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 demenita 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.
AB - . 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 demenita 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.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1041610291000637
DO - 10.1017/S1041610291000637
M3 - Article
C2 - 1811771
AN - SCOPUS:0026306047
SN - 1041-6102
VL - 3
SP - 169
EP - 176
JO - International psychogeriatrics
JF - International psychogeriatrics
IS - 2
ER -