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Delirium Due to
General Medical Condition Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Delirium Due to
General Medical Condition Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
Delirium Due to
General Medical Condition
symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these Delirium Due
to General Medical Condition symptoms may be recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical
professionals, and others, only properly trained mental health
professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can
or should even attempt to make a mental health diagnosis. Many additional
factors are considered in addition to the Delirium Due to General Medical
Condition
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing considerations. This information on Delirium Due to
General Medical Condition symptoms and diagnostic
criteria are for information purposes only and should never replace the judgement and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental health clinician.
Diagnostic criteria for 293.0 Delirium Due to .. .
[Indicate the General
Medical Condition]
A.
Disturbance of
consciousness (i.e., reduced clarity of awareness of the environment) with
reduced ability to focus, sustain, or shift attention.
B.
A change in
cognition (such as memory deficit, disorientation, language
disturbance) or the development of a
perceptual disturbance that is not better accounted for by a preexisting,
established, or evolving dementia.
C.
The
disturbance develops over a short period of time (usually hours to
days) and tends to fluctuate
during the course of the day.
D.
There is
evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory
findings that the disturbance is caused by
the direct physiological consequences of a general medical condition.
Coding note:
If
delirium is superimposed on a preexisting Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type or
Vascular Dementia, indicate the delirium by coding the
appropriate subtype of the dementia, e.g.,
290.3 Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type, With Late Onset, With Delirium.
Coding Note:
Include the name of the general medical condition on Axis I, e.g., 293.0
Delirium Due to Hepatic Encephalopathy; also code the general medical condition
on Axis III.
Also, See other Diagnosis and Symptoms of Delirium,
Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Other Mental Health
Diagnostic Symptoms and Criteria
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