Excited Delirium

Have you heard of the mental diagnosis that literally causes death? Or, at least that is what some would like you to believe. We uncover the conspiracy of neurobabble pseudoscience used to justify thousands of murders every year. Join on us on our debunking mission.

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Links:

1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/excited-delirium#:~:text=The%20term%20'excited%20delirium'%20has,unexpected%20physical%20strength%2C%20and%20hyperthermia.
2. https://youtu.be/aht7lH_LpFc
3. https://phr.org/our-work/resources/excited-delirium/
4. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/angelo-quinto-antioch-death-investigation/2997166/
5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7283219/
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061757/
7. https://www.jems.com/administration-and-leadership/excited-delirium-strikes-witho/
8. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.15101
9. https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/system/files?file=file-attachments/701801.pdf
10. https://www.floridatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/10/24/excited-delirium-custody-deaths-gregory-edwards-melbourne-taser/2374304001/
11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4461039/#:~:text=We%20estimate%20that%2014.3%25%20of,are%20attributable%20to%20mental%20disorders.
12. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/angelo-quinto-antioch-death-investigation/2997166/
13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30543613/

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