"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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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychomotor Agitation" by people in Profiles.
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Dib JE, Yaacoub HE, Ikdais WH, Atallah E, Merheb TJ, Ajaltouni J, Akkari M, Mourad M, Nasr ME, Hachem D, Kazour F, Tahan F, Haddad G, Azar J, Zoghbi M, Haddad C, Hallit S, Adams CE. Rapid tranquillisation in a psychiatric emergency hospital in Lebanon: TREC-Lebanon - a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of intramuscular haloperidol and promethazine v. intramuscular haloperidol, promethazine and chlorpromazine. Psychol Med. 2022 10; 52(13):2751-2759.
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Arroyo-Novoa CM, Figueroa-Ramos MI, Puntillo KA. Occurrence and Practices for Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients. P R Health Sci J. 2019 09; 38(3):156-162.
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Dib JE, Adams CE, Ikdais WH, Atallah E, Yaacoub HE, Merheb TJ, Kazour F, Tahan F, Haddad G, Zoghbi M, Azar J, Haddad C, Hallit S. Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of haloperidol plus promethazine plus chlorpromazine versus haloperidol plus promethazine for rapid tranquilisation for agitated psychiatric patients in the emergency setting (TREC-Lebanon). F1000Res. 2019; 8:1442.
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Solimine S, Takeshita J, Goebert D, Lee J, Schultz B, Guerrero M, Tanael M, Pilar M, Fleming L, Kracher S, Lawyer L. Characteristics of Patients With Constant Observers. Psychosomatics. 2018 Jan - Feb; 59(1):67-74.
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Burke SL, Maramaldi P, Cadet T, Kukull W. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and Apolipoprotein E: Associations with eventual Alzheimer's disease development. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2016 Jul-Aug; 65:231-8.
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Lochhead JD, Nelson MA, Maguire GA. The treatment of behavioral disturbances and psychosis associated with dementia. Psychiatr Pol. 2016; 50(2):311-22.
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Feeney C, Vu J, Ani C. Acute agitated delirious state associated with Taser exposure. J Natl Med Assoc. 2010 Dec; 102(12):1254-7.
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Bauermeister JJ, Canino G, Polanczyk G, Rohde LA. ADHD across cultures: is there evidence for a bidimensional organization of symptoms? J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2010; 39(3):362-72.