Evaluation of Anti-Agitation Medication Prescribing Patterns by Age in the Emergency Department.

Background: Acute agitation frequently occurs in the emergency department. Appropriate management is critical for the safety of all parties involved. Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics are commonly used for agitation, but safety concerns exist with these medications in older adults, even with acute use.

Are precues effective in proactively controlling taboo interference during speech production?

This research investigated whether precues engage proactive control to reduce emotional interference during speech production. A picture-word interference task required participants to name target pictures accompanied by taboo, negative, or neutral distractors. Proactive control was manipulated by presenting precues that signalled the type of distractor that would appear on the next trial.