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 ...

Altered mental status (AMS) is a broad term that describes unusual changes in a person’s emotional response, thinking, or behavior. People tend to be consistent in the way they think and behave. If ...

Over the past few decades, we’ve come a long way in how we view and talk about mental health. And that should come as no surprise, because 1 in 5 adults in the United States lives with a mental health ...