Psychopathology of organic mental disorders due to infections in the antibiotics era. Stability of syndromes and classification.
104 patients diagnosed as having an organic mental disorder due to infection were classified according to DSM III criteria. The vast majority of patients (76%) fulfilled the criteria of delirium, 6% that of organic hallucinosis, while others had to be classified as affective, personality or delusional syndrome. We found a great instability of syndromes causing classification problems. A classification rule is suggested, which we called 'compromise of clinical reality'.
Marneros
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Psychiatric Hospital, University of Bonn, FRG.
Rohde
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents