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A Critical Review of the Psychomotor Agitation Treatment in Youth [PDF]

Life, 2023
(1) Background: To systematically review evidence on the safety and efficacy of psychopharmacological treatments available for psychomotor agitation (PA) in children and adolescents.
Manuel Glauco Carbone, Beniamino Tripodi   +1 more
exaly   +7 more sources

The Management of Psychomotor Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder: A Brief Review [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The early and correct assessment of psychomotor agitation (PMA) is essential to ensure prompt intervention by healthcare professionals to improve the patient’s condition, protect healthcare staff, and facilitate future management. Proper training for recognizing and managing agitation in all care settings is desirable to improve patient outcomes.
Maurizio Pompili, Gianluca Rosso, Maurizio Pompili   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

Psychomotor Agitation Non-responsive to Treatment: A Case Report of Phenibut Withdrawal Syndrome [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background and Objectives: Phenibut (4-amino-3-phenyl-butyric acid), acting as a GABA-B receptor agonist, has a beneficial effect on anxiety. Although its medical use is not approved in western countries, it can be easily obtained worldwide via the ...
Alessio Fiorentini, Gian Mario Mandolini, Paolo Brambilla   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Protocol for the management of psychiatric patients with psychomotor agitation [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
Background Psychomotor agitation (PMA) is a state of motor restlessness and mental tension that requires prompt recognition, appropriate assessment and management to minimize anxiety for the patient and reduce the risk for escalation to aggression and ...
Eduard Vieta, Marina Garriga, Laura Cardete, Miquel Bernardo, María Lombraña, Jordi Blanch, Rosa Catalán, Mireia Vázquez, Victòria Soler, Noélia Ortuño, Anabel Martínez-Arán   +10 more
doaj   +7 more sources

NANDA nursing diagnoses associated with the occurrence of psychomotor agitation in patients with severe mental disorder: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Nursing, 2023
Background Psychomotor agitation is increased psychomotor activity, restlessness and irritability. People with psychomotor agitation respond by overreacting to intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli, experiencing stress and/or cognitive impairment.
María-Elena Garrote-Cámara, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Pedro-Manuel Rodríguez-Muñoz, Jesús Pérez, Juan-Luis Sánchez-González, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo, Noelia Navas-Echazarreta, Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano, Iván Santolalla-Arnedo   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Acute psychomotor agitation - challenges for psychiatrists and neurologists: a case study. [PDF]

Postep Psychiatr Neurol, 2022
Bilateral thalamic ischemia can, paradoxically, manifest itself with various non-sensory clinical symptoms, thereby complicating diagnosis.A 59-year-old woman was admitted to an Emergency Department about and hour and a half after she was found with altered mental status. Her initial symptoms were psychomotor agitation and slight confusion.
Luchowski P, Sojka M, Oleksak I, Jartych A, Piwoński M, Rejdak K.   +5 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Episodes of aggression and psychomotor agitation in psychiatric inpatients during the period of Covid-19 pandemia [PDF]

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has changed social, family, and interpersonal relationships and behaviors. Several studies have identified the increase in psychiatric disorders in the general population (Fountoulakis et al.
F. Franza, B. Solomita
doaj   +3 more sources

Psychomotor Agitation Following Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine. [PDF]

Drug Saf Case Rep, 2017
We describe the case of an elderly woman with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis, where the use of 4 mg/kg/day of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was followed by the onset of psychomotor agitation with marked physical and verbal violence towards her partner, including throwing objects at her partner.
Manzo C, Gareri P, Castagna A.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Intranasal Drug Administration for Psychomotor Agitation as a Safe and Effective Prehospital Intervention: An Integrative Review [PDF]

Nursing Reports
Introduction: Psychomotor agitation represents a complex medical emergency, particularly challenging in prehospital settings. Since March 2020, the incidence of psychomotor agitation has significantly increased. Rationale: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Amaya Burgos-Esteban, Valvanera Cordón-Hurtado, Marta Giménez-Luzuriaga, Maria Peinado-Quesada, Laura Gómez-Lage, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Michal Czapla, Jorge García-Criado, Noelia Navas-Echazarreta, Antonio Rodríguez-Calvo, Pablo Lasa-Berasain, Manuel Quintana-Diaz   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Liquid antipsychotics in the management of psychomotor agitation: a focus on promazine. [PDF]

Drugs Context
Psychomotor agitation (PMA) is a prominent clinical issue frequently observed in various psychiatric and neurological conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Parkinson disease, dementia and substance use disorder. Characterized by motor restlessness, anxiety and irritability, PMA can rapidly escalate into aggression and violence ...
Matrone M, Cuomo A, De Filippis S, Fagiolini A, Amore M.   +4 more
europepmc   +7 more sources