"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychotropic Drugs" by people in Profiles.
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Grunze A, Mago R, Grunze H. [Side effects of psychotropic medication: Suggestions for clinical practice]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2017 Nov; 142(22):1690-1700.
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Stepanuk KM, Fisher KM, Wittmann-Price R, Posmontier B, Bhattacharya A. Women's decision-making regarding medication use in pregnancy for anxiety and/or depression. J Adv Nurs. 2013 Nov; 69(11):2470-80.
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Stefanacci RG, Cavallaro E, Beers MH, Fick DM. Developing explicit positive beers criteria for preferred central nervous system medications in older adults. Consult Pharm. 2009 Aug; 24(8):601-10.
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Martin PR, Arria AM, Fischer G, Kaltenbach K, Heil SH, Stine SM, Coyle MG, Selby P, Jones HE. Psychopharmacologic management of opioid-dependent women during pregnancy. Am J Addict. 2009 Mar-Apr; 18(2):148-56.
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Tyeryar KR, Vongtau HO, Undieh AS. Diverse antidepressants increase CDP-diacylglycerol production and phosphatidylinositide resynthesis in depression-relevant regions of the rat brain. BMC Neurosci. 2008; 9:12.
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Sanchez FM, Zisselman MH. Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated with neurosyphilis. Psychosomatics. 2007 Sep-Oct; 48(5):440-5.
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Mago R, Gomez JP, Gupta N, Kunhel EJ. Anxiety in medically ill patients. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2006 Jun; 8(3):228-33.
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Zisselman MH, Smith RV, Smith SA, Daskalakis C, Sanchez F. Racial and socioeconomic differences in psychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents: a minimum data set-based pilot study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Jan; 7(1):17-22.
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Hahn CG, Gomez G, Restrepo D, Friedman E, Josiassen R, Pribitkin EA, Lowry LD, Gallop RJ, Rawson NE. Aberrant intracellular calcium signaling in olfactory neurons from patients with bipolar disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Mar; 162(3):616-8.
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Ziring B. Issues in the perioperative care of the patient with psychiatric illness. Med Clin North Am. 1993 Mar; 77(2):443-52.