Excited delirium is not listed in the standard reference book of mental health conditions, nor does it have its own diagnostic code under a system used by health professionals to identify diseases and disorders.
Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term
“Excited delirium,” has been increasingly used over the past 15 years as a legal defense to explain how a person experiencing severe agitation can die suddenly through no fault of the police.
