Excited delirium: Cause of death, Medical examiner, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Electroshock weapon controversy, Taser, ... Sluggishly progressing schizophrenia - Softcover

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Excited delirium is a controversial term used to explain deaths of individuals in police custody, in which the person being arrested or restrained shows some combination of agitation, violent or bizarre behavior, insensitivity to pain, elevated body temperature, or increased strength.It has been listed as a cause of death by some medical examiners. NPR and ABC have reported that excited delirium only appears as a cause of death where police are involved in restraining agitated individuals. The term has no formal medical recognition and is not recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. There may also be a controversial link between excited delirium" deaths and the use of Tasers to subdue agitated people. "