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 ...

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 ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I take my dad, who is sharp as a tack at age 81, to his appointments, and the mental status exam his doctor gives him does not seem like something ...