(CNN) — An emergency physicians group is disavowing “excited delirium,” a controversial term that some police officers, clinicians, medical examiners and court experts have used to explain how an ...

In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...

The decision reverses the conclusions reached in a 2009 ACEP white paper on the topic, ACEP said in an article posted on its website. "The current ACEP position, outlined in a 2021 white paper and ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians has said it no longer endorses the term "excited delirium" to describe the controversial syndrome authorities blamed for the 2018 death of Gregory Edwards ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians has withdrawn a white paper from 2009 on “excited delirium,” saying the term should not be used in civil or criminal cases. The controversial medical term ...

Delirium is a sudden onset and temporary state of disturbed consciousness or cognition, occurring due to underlying medical issues like fever or alcohol withdrawal. It is most common among older ...

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(CNN) — An emergency physicians group is disavowing "excited delirium," a controversial term that some police officers, clinicians, medical examiners and court experts have used to explain how an ...