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Geriatric Agitation

Geriatric Agitation is a clinical construct denoting a syndrome of excessive, non-purposeful motor activity or verbal/somatic disturbances in older adults, distinguished by its manifestation in the context of age-related physiological and cognitive changes, often associated with underlying neurocognitive disorders, medical comorbidities, or psychosocial stressors.

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A Description of Agitation in a Nursing Home

Jiska Cohen‐Mansfield, M S Marx, A. S. Rosenthal · Journal of Gerontology · 1989 · 1.4K citations

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Agitated Behaviors in the Elderly: II. Preliminary Results in the Cognitively Deteriorated

Jiska Cohen‐Mansfield · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1986 · 651 citations

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Effect of Citalopram on Agitation in Alzheimer Disease

Anton P. Porsteinsson, Lea T. Drye, Bruce G. Pollock et al. · JAMA · 2014 · 565 citations · Full text

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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Risperidone for the Treatment of Aggression, Agitation, and Psychosis of Dementia

Henry Brodaty, David Ames, John Snowdon et al. · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2003 · 466 citations

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Effects of Individualized Versus Classical "Relaxation" Music on the Frequency of Agitation in Elderly Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Linda A. Gerdner · International Psychogeriatrics · 2000 · 371 citations · Full text

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  1. JC
    Jiska Cohen‐Mansfield

    Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, United States

    32 publications · 4.5K citations

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  2. MS
    Marcia S. Marx

    Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, United States

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. MW
    Myron Weiner

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

    7 publications · 414 citations

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  4. CG
    Constantine G. Lyketsos

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    7 publications · 987 citations

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  5. JM
    Jacobo Mintzer

    Medical University of South Carolina, United States

    7 publications · 948 citations

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Institutions

454

  1. Hebrew Home of Greater Washington

    Rockville, United States

    21 h-index

    47 publications

    7.2K citations

  2. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    14 h-index

    54 publications

    7.1K citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

    26 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

    23 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. International Psychogeriatrics

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 15 publications · 587 citations

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  5. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    11 publications · 1.9K citations

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