"Psychomotor Agitation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A feeling of restlessness associated with increased motor activity. This may occur as a manifestation of nervous system drug toxicity or other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D011595
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.600 C10.597.606.881.700 C23.888.592.350.600 C23.888.592.604.882.700 F01.700.875.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychomotor Agitation- Psychomotor Agitation
- Restlessness
- Psychomotor Hyperactivity
- Hyperactivity, Psychomotor
- Psychomotor Restlessness
- Restlessness, Psychomotor
- Agitation, Psychomotor
- Excitement, Psychomotor
- Psychomotor Excitement
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychomotor Agitation" by people in Profiles.
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Sublingual Dexmedetomidine vs Placebo and Acute Agitation Associated With Bipolar Disorder. JAMA. 2022 07 12; 328(2):213-214.
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Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2018 09; 46(9):1532-1548.
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2018 09; 46(9):e825-e873.
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Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia. JAMA. 2017 Sep 19; 318(11):1057-1058.
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Agitation Management in Pediatric Males with Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2016 12; 26(10):939-943.
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Varenicline, smoking cessation, and neuropsychiatric adverse events. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Dec; 170(12):1460-7.
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Reflecting on use of the GRADE process for development of the 2013 PAD Guidelines. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Apr; 34(2):262-72.
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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in adult patients in the Intensive Care Unit: executive summary. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013 Jan 01; 70(1):53-8.
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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jan; 41(1):263-306.
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Visual event-related potentials as markers of hyperarousal in Gulf War illness: evidence against a stress-related etiology. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Mar 30; 211(3):257-67.