"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Psychomotor Agitation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Psychomotor Agitation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 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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Factors influencing agitation, de-escalation, and physical restraint at a children's hospital. J Hosp Med. 2023 08; 18(8):693-702.
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Resolution of self-injury with phenytoin in a man with autism and intellectual disability: the role of frontal lobe seizures and catatonia. J ECT. 2013 Mar; 29(1):e12-3.
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Challenges and considerations for managing suicide risk in combat zones. Mil Med. 2010 Oct; 175(10):713-8.
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Palliative sedation: when the family and consulting service see no alternative. J Palliat Med. 2007 Apr; 10(2):488-92.
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Neuropsychiatric complications of traumatic brain injury: a critical review of the literature (a report by the ANPA Committee on Research). J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2007; 19(2):106-27.
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Behavioral disturbances in geropsychiatric inpatients across dementia types. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2000; 13(1):49-52.
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The efficacy and tolerability of divalproex sodium in elderly demented patients with behavioral disturbances. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1998 Jan; 13(1):29-34.
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Pharmacologic approach to management of agitation associated with dementia. J Clin Psychiatry. 1994 Feb; 55 Suppl:13-7.