"Psychotropic Drugs" 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 loosely defined grouping of drugs that have effects on psychological function. Here the psychotropic agents include the antidepressive agents, hallucinogens, and tranquilizing agents (including the antipsychotics and anti-anxiety agents).
| Descriptor ID |
D011619
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychotropic Drugs- Psychotropic Drugs
- Drugs, Psychotropic
- Psychopharmaceuticals
- Psychoactive Agents
- Agents, Psychoactive
- Psychoactive Drugs
- Drugs, Psychoactive
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Psychotropic Drugs".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Psychotropic Drugs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Psychotropic Drugs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychotropic Drugs" by people in Profiles.
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Psychotropic Medication Prescribing: Youth in Foster Care Compared with Other Medicaid Enrollees. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2023 05; 33(4):149-155.
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Neurosurgical Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 03; 46(1):121-132.
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Variation of the Occurrence of Physical Restraint Use in the Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 13; 18(22).
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Use of psychotropic drugs among older patients with bladder cancer in the United States. Psychooncology. 2021 06; 30(6):832-843.
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"Black box" pharmacogenetic decision-support tools in psychiatry. Braz J Psychiatry. 2020 Apr; 42(2):113-115.
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Accuracy of Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Diagnosis in Older Veterans. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 09; 25(5):358-364.
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Targeted Treatment of Individuals With Psychosis Carrying a Copy Number Variant Containing a Genomic Triplication of the Glycine Decarboxylase Gene. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 10 01; 86(7):523-535.
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Reversibility of psychotropic medication induced weight gain among children and adolescents with bipolar disorders. Psychiatry Res. 2019 06; 276:151-159.
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Using latent class analysis to identify treatment-use subgroups among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism Res. 2019 05; 12(5):843-854.
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Frequency of Concomitant Use of Opioids and Psychoactive Medications Among Cancer Patients Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 06; 57(6):e7-e10.