Sirois F
Department of Psychiatry, Laval Hospital, Ste-Foy, P.Q.
Can J Psychiatry. 1988 Jun;33(5):375-8. doi: 10.1177/070674378803300512.
One hundred consecutive cases of delirium seen in a psychiatric consultation service of a general hospital are discussed. Two thirds of the patients came from pneumology and cardiology since the hospital serves as a regional thoracic center. The frequency of delirium was 12.6% of consultations: three men were seen for every one woman; 80% of cases were over fifty years of age. The clinical aspects of delirium are studied according to DSM-III criteria to evaluate: a) the frequency of the symptoms, b) the temporal course of the disorder, c) any clinical characteristic of delirium linked with potential etiological factors, d) the role of anxiety.
本文讨论了在一家综合医院精神科会诊服务中连续观察到的100例谵妄病例。由于该医院是地区性胸科中心，三分之二的患者来自肺病科和心脏病科。谵妄的发生率为会诊病例的12.6%：男性患者与女性患者的比例为3:1；80%的病例年龄超过50岁。根据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版标准研究谵妄的临床特征，以评估：a）症状的发生率；b）疾病的时间进程；c）与潜在病因相关的谵妄的任何临床特征；d）焦虑的作用。
