The novel treatment has been investigated in over 30 clinical trials in more than 1500 MDD patients. Study authors were not able to recommend routine use of melatonin receptor agonists for the ...

Not knowing an older adult’s cognitive status before surgery can mean that doctors don’t know if a patient is at risk for delirium after surgery. As a result, that patient may miss out on much-needed ...

The researchers found that nocturnal dexmedetomidine was associated with a greater proportion of patients who remained delirium-free during the ICU stay (relative risk, 0.44; P=0.006). HealthDay News ...

Important clues to the prevention and management of delirium, a condition affecting an estimated seven million hospitalized Americans, are being ignored, according to a new study. Important clues to ...

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on assessment and diagnosis. Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion ...

A seminal program for preventing delirium (the medical term for abrupt, rapid-onset confusion or altered mental state, affecting millions of older adults annually) and loss of function for ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) found that modifying a well-established and highly successful delirium prevention program for use when in-person or ...

June 16, 2011 — Britain's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) developed 13 specific recommendations that address the care and interventions for persons at risk for delirium.

An Aging Matters report on hospital-associated delirium and how to prevent it. Delirium and confusion are common challenges when older patients are hospitalized and when patients of any age have long ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Delirium, a common acute condition with significant short- and long-term effects on cognition and function, should be identified as an indicator of poor long-term prognosis, prompting ...