Tranquilizing Agents

A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS (minor tranquilizers), ANTIMANIC AGENTS, and the ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.

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Networked: 62 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 4 trials/studies)

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Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Festa, Paola: 1 article (03/2022)
2.	Galeotti, Angela: 1 article (03/2022)
3.	Garret-Bernardin, Annelyse: 1 article (03/2022)
4.	Gentile, Tina: 1 article (03/2022)
5.	Matarazzo, Giorgio: 1 article (03/2022)
6.	Vallogini, Giulia: 1 article (03/2022)
7.	Zanette, Gastone: 1 article (03/2022)
8.	Chen, Jun: 1 article (01/2020)
9.	Hui, Zhenliang: 1 article (01/2020)
10.	Qiao, Shuzhen: 1 article (01/2020)

Related Diseases

1.	Seizures (Absence Seizure) 09/13/1960 - "Ataractics and strain differences in audiogenic seizures in mice." 09/01/1984 - "It was discovered that like sodium valproate, lithium valproate has a marked anticonvulsant activity, being also effective in experimental seizures induced by bicucullin, exerts a moderate sedative action (potentiation of sodium thiopental and hexenal anesthesia), and a distinct tranquilizing effect in experimental outward inhibition of the conditioned active avoidance response. "
2.	Schizophrenia (Dementia Praecox) 09/01/1994 - "Among the necessary modifications, the most important are as follows: (i) it appears more productive to conceive of the negative symptoms as distinct dimensions, rather than distinct diseases; (ii) at least three dimensions exist for describing the symptoms of schizophrenia; (iii) the negative symptoms are not necessarily intrinsic to the schizophrenic process, and they may be due to other causes; (iv) the negative symptoms are not necessarily irreversible, and can be improved under ataractics; (v) the positive symptoms, in particular those relating to disorganization, can also be correlated with cognitive deficits." 05/01/2002 - "Over the past 50 years the drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders have been variously labelled "tranquillizers," "neuroleptics," "ataractics," "antipsychotics" and "anti-schizophrenic agents." These terms, coined out of necessity, were quickly accepted with little debate or due consideration of their clinical, personal and social implications. "
3.	Ulcer 09/01/1979 - "Thymoleptics were most effective and ataractics least effective against ulcers produced by the method of Rossi."
4.	Sleep Wake Disorders 01/01/2020 - "Shimian granules (SMG), an improved formula of Jieyuanshen with liver qingre and yangxin tranquilizing effects, for more than a decade has been used in China as a herbal treatment of sleep disorders in clinical practice. "
5.	Epilepsy (Aura) 01/01/1958 - "[Study of the protection brought about by phenothiazine derivatives, steroids & tranquilizing agents against pentylenetetrazole-induced epilepsy in rabbits under EEG control]." 01/01/1976 - "[Correlation between the anticonvulsant and tranquilizing effects of carbamazepine and methindione in experimental temporal epilepsy]."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Hypnotics and Sedatives (Sedatives)
2.	Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptic Drugs)
3.	Valproic Acid (Depakote)
4.	Thiopental (Pentothal)
5.	Sodium
6.	Lithium
7.	Hexobarbital (Hexenal)
8.	Antidepressive Agents (Antidepressants)
9.	Steroids
10.	Pentylenetetrazole (Metrazol)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Anesthesia
2.	Therapeutics
3.	Conscious Sedation
4.	Acupuncture Points (Acupuncture Point)
5.	Chinese Traditional Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine)