"Tranquilizing Agents" 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 traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277.950 D27.505.954.427.210.950 D27.505.954.427.700.872
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| Concept/Terms |
Tranquilizing Agents- Tranquilizing Agents
- Agents, Tranquilizing
- Tranquilizing Drugs
- Drugs, Tranquilizing
- Tranquillizing Drugs
- Drugs, Tranquillizing
- Ataractics
- Tranquillizing Agents
- Agents, Tranquillizing
Tranquilizing Effect- Tranquilizing Effect
- Effect, Tranquilizing
- Tranquilizing Effects
- Effects, Tranquilizing
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tranquilizing Agents" by people in Profiles.
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The minimal clinically important difference of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale in patients with cancer with agitated delirium. Cancer. 2018 05 15; 124(10):2246-2252.
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Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents With Acute Mental Health or Behavioral Problems. Part I: Common Clinical Challenges of Patients With Mental Health and/or Behavioral Emergencies. Pediatrics. 2016 09; 138(3).
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Treatment of delirium in a terminally ill patient. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1992 Jan; 7(1):54-6.
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Deanol acetamidobenzoate (Deaner) in tardive dyskinesia. Dis Nerv Syst. 1977 Dec; 38(12 Pt 2):3-6.
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Drug induced parkinsonism. A re-evaluation. Dis Nerv Syst. 1975 Feb; 36(2):91-3.
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Cholinergic suppression of tardive dyskinesia. Psychopharmacologia. 1974 Jun 21; 37(4):101-7.
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Methylphenidate in tardive dyskinesia. Am J Psychiatry. 1973 Aug; 130(8):922-4.
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Some clinically important interactions of psychotropic drugs. South Med J. 1973 Jun; 66(6):661-5.
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Guanethidine antagonism by antipsychotic drugs. J Tenn Med Assoc. 1972 Jul; 65(7):620-2.
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Use of methylphenidate to counteract acute dystonic effects of phenothiazines. Am J Psychiatry. 1966 May; 122(11):1293-4.