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Richard L Jaffe

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Assessment and management of agitation in psychiatry: Expert consensus

2016

International audience; BACKGROUND:Psychomotor agitation is associated with different psychiatric conditions and represents an important issue in psychiatry. Current recommendations on agitation in psychiatry are not univocal. Actually, an improper assessment and management may result in unnecessary coercive or sedative treatments. A thorough and balanced review plus an expert consensus can guide assessment and treatment decisions.METHODS:An expert task force iteratively developed consensus using the Delphi method. Initial survey items were based on systematic review of the literature. Subsequent surveys included new, re-worded or re-rated items.RESULTS:Out of 2175 papers assessing psychomo…

medicine.medical_specialtyEmergency Medical ServicesConsensusPsychomotor agitationassessmentDelphi methodverbal de-escalation03 medical and health sciencesBenzodiazepines0302 clinical medicineMeta-Analysis as TopicRisk FactorsmedicineHumansPsychiatryPsychomotor AgitationBiological PsychiatryAgitation assessment psychiatric emergency restraint verbal de-escalationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychiatryAgitationTask forceExpert consensusDisease ManagementEvidence-based medicinepsychiatric emergency3. Good health030227 psychiatryAgitation; assessment; psychiatric emergency; restraint; verbal de-escalation; Biological Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Mental HealthOlanzapinePsychiatry and Mental Healthrestraint[SDV.MHEP.PSM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental healthPractice Guidelines as TopicTreatment decision makingmedicine.symptomBiological psychiatryPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAntipsychotic Agents
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