Updated Resource to Help Families and Caregivers Understand Delirium for World Delirium Awareness Day

About Delirium: Information for Families & Caregivers

To commemorate World Delirium Awareness Day, the SC MIRECC has updated the about delirium brochure. This brochure is intended to help families and caregivers of Veterans understand and manage delirium.

• Defines delirium and how it differs from dementia.
• Outlines risk factors for and symptoms of delirium.
• Provides tips for family members and caregivers on what to do if they detect delirium in Veterans.
• Describes how medical teams address delirium and what happens after discharge.
• Published 2015 | Updated 2022

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The mission of the South Central MIRECC is to promote equity in engagement, access, and quality of mental health care for Veterans facing barriers to care, especially rural Veterans. The South Central MIRECC strives to promote and celebrate a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion among our staff, across our sites, and in the work we do to improve mental health care for rural and other underserved Veterans. New and featured clinical education product updates are produced by the SC MIRECC Education Core. Email us at VISN16SCMIRECCEducation@va.gov. Visit us at https://www.mirecc.va.gov/VISN16/index.asp.