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2-503 - Prohibition on Excited Delirium Training

2-503 - Prohibition on Excited Delirium Training

  • Summary: Bans the use of 'excited delirium' as a medical term or training topic.
  • Dates Effective: 06-21-2024 to 12-31-2025
  • Revision Type: PRH Implementation
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"Excited delirium" means a description of a person's state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not listed in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or for which there is insufficient scientific evidence or diagnostic criteria to be recognized as a medical condition. Excited delirium includes excited delirium syndrome, hyperactive delirium, agitated delirium, exhaustive mania, and similar terms.

  1. Employees are prohibited from instructing, attending, or participating in training that offers or suggests “excited delirium” or similar terms as listed above as an explanation for a person’s behavior, as well as training on the detection or use of excited delirium.
  1. Employees are prohibited from using “excited delirium” or similar terms as listed above to describe a person or their behavior in any manner or context.

Definitions

Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.


Document History:

Title Effective Date Revision Type Download
2-503 - Prohibition on Excited Delirium Training 06-21-2024

PRH Implementation

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2-503 - Prohibition on Excited Delirium Training 01-01-2026

PRH Implementation

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Revision Types and Descriptions

  • New: Policy had been added.
  • Combined: Two or more policies were merged.
  • Definitions Update: A glossary definition was updated.
  • Terms Update: A term, not necessarily tied to the glossary, was updated in the Manual.
  • Edited - Major: Significant content or procedural changes.
  • Edited - Minor: Small edits, clarifications, or formatting changes.
  • Renamed: Policy title changed.
  • Renumbered: Policy number was changed.
  • Split: Single policy was divided into multiple.
  • Eliminated: Policy was removed and is no longer in effect.
  • PRH Implementation: Edits for the Policy and Resource Hub; no content changes.