End “Excited Delirium”

American Medical Association (AMA): "Current evidence does not support ‘excited delirium’ as an official diagnosis.”

American Psychiatric Association (APA): “APA has not recognized excited delirium as a mental disorder.”

American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM): “Current emergency medicine literature does not support scientific evidence for ‘excited delirium’ or ‘excited delirium syndrome’ being applied as a medical diagnosis.”

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): “ACEP does not recognize the use of the term “excited delirium” and its use in clinical settings.”

American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT): “ACMT joins other organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Emergency Medicine,American Medical Association, UK Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK Forensic Science Regulator and Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the UK Royal College of Pathologists who have all called to abandon the term “excited delirium” as a diagnosis and a cause of death.”

National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME): “Although the terms “Excited Delirium” or “Excited Delirium Syndrome” have been used by forensic pathologists as a cause of death in the past, these terms are not endorsed by NAME or recognized in renewed classifications of the WHO, ICD-10, and DSM-V.”

College of American Pathologists (CAP): "‘Excited delirium’ is not a medical diagnosis and should no longer be used as a cause of death.”