Medical providers divide altered mental status into three types: delirium, dementia, and psychosis: Delirium. Delirium is a change in mental function that often results in confusion and lack of ...

SLU Mental Status Exam. The Saint Louis University Mental Status exam is an assessment tool for mild cognitive impairment and dementia and was developed in partnership with the Geriatrics Research, ...

Joe Biden Biden health evaluation missing mental status exam: medical expert Biden has faced questions about his age and mental capacity since coming into the White House ...

His mental status improved remarkably after just a few days: He stopped the echolalia (repeating words) and was much less distracted. Although still not back to baseline, he was a lot better.

"It is typically associated with bipolar disorder, specifically, and can be characterized by shifting mental status, psychotic thoughts — meaning losing touch with reality, hallucinations, at times, ...

Judge orders a mental health evaluation for the man charged with attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight. Mental exam ordered for man who disrupted L.A.-Boston ...

A mother who asked her husband if they should suffocate their baby when suffering from postpartum psychosis says there is a "tremendous need" to open a dedicated mother and baby mental health unit ...