agitation
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Risperidone is a powerful antipsychotic often prescribed to dementia patients who experience severe agitation or aggressive behavior.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
The possible significance of interventions from Washington remains unclear, but Boily said: "It's certain that the agitation south of the border has an impact on what is happening in Alberta."
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
And once they reach the level of agitation where they've started picking a fight with a flight attendant or passenger, he said they're unlikely to remember Duffy's words or calm down.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
Patients describe sleepless nights, compulsive news checking and physical agitation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
The brown expanse seemed to darken with life, as if an inner agitation played under his thin skin.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing agitation
Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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