American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders 2004 TREATING DELIRIUM: A Quick Reference Guide > TREATING DELIRIUM: A Quick Reference Guide Sections: A. Diagnosis and Assessment, 1. Diagnosis of Delirium, 2. Assessment of Clinical Status, B. Psychiatric Management, 1. Coordinate with other physicians., 2. Identify etiological factors and correct them., 3. Initiate acute interventions., 4. Provide other disorder-specific treatments., 5. Monitor and ensure safety., 6. Assess and monitor psychiatric status., 7. Establish and maintain alliances with patient and family., 8. Educate regarding the illness., 9. Provide postdelirium management., C. Environmental and Supportive Interventions, 1. Environmental Interventions, 2. Structure and Support for Patients, 3. Support and Education for Families, D. Specific Somatic Interventions, 1. Antipsychotic Medications, 2. Other Interventions for Delirium Caused by Specific Etiologies. Topics Discussed: antipsychotic agents; benzodiazepines; delirium; droperidol; haloperidol. Excerpt: "Based on Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Delirium, originally published in May 1999. A guideline watch, summarizing significant developments in the scientific literature since publication of this guideline, may be available.Conduct a thorough assessment of the patient's symptoms, including all DSM-IV criteria for delirium as well as associated features of delirium (e.g., disturbances in sleep, psychomotor activity, and emotions)...." DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9780890423370.108000 The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:   FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).