Training video: delirium in an older adult

Delirium often goes unrecognized in older patients, especially those who have dementia. Delirium is not dementia and should be treated as a medical emergency.

This training video, created by Geriatric Medicine Research & Spider Video for Dalhousie University Medical School, shows some common scenarios that doctors may encounter when an older patient is admitted with delirium, and how to correctly identify it in your patients.