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 …

Acute agitation is common amongst individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and
represents a medical emer-gency. Commonly used medications for agitation, such as …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Parenteral benzodiazepines or antipsychotics are often used to
manage acute agitation in emergency department (ED) settings in which alternative …

OBJECTIVE: Akathisia is among the most troubling effects of psychiatric drugs as it is
associated with significant distress on behalf of the patients, and it limits treatment …

Introduction Our objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse
effects on sleep in patients with schizophrenia receiving antipsychotic treatment. Methods A …

Background Antipsychotic and sedative combinations are commonly used for treating
agitation in the emergency department despite limited evidence regarding their comparative …

Despite long standing activist and academic calls for prison and police abolition and the
need to consider how carceral logics are embedded in mental health practices, no known …

Pregnancy and puerperium are critical points in women's health, and various psychiatric
emergencies may worsen or manifest (for the first time) during this period. In the presence of …

BACKGROUND: Pro re nata (PRN) antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are routinely used
for the rapid stabilization of acutely agitated patients. Despite the popular use of PRN …

There have been important updates in the guidelines for the management of agitation in
emergency room settings, including psychiatric emergency services. This manuscript …