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MeSH Heading: Anti-Anxiety Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.277.950.015; D27.505.954.427.210.950.015; D27.505.954.427.700.872.015
Unique ID: D014151
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014151
Annotation: note entry term ANTI-ANXIETY EFFECT: use only for the anti-anxiety effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Agents that alleviate ANXIETY, tension, and ANXIETY DISORDERS, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS are commonly used in the symptomatic treatment of anxiety but are not included here.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Anxiety Agent; Anti-Anxiety Drug; Anti-Anxiety Drugs; Anti-Anxiety Effect; Anti-Anxiety Effects; Antianxiety Effect; Antianxiety Effects; Anxiolytic; Anxiolytic Agent; Anxiolytic Agents; Anxiolytic Effect; Anxiolytic Effects; Anxiolytics; Tranquilizing Agents, Minor; Tranquillizing Agents, Minor
NLM Classification #: QV 77.9
Previous Indexing: Tranquilizing Agents (1966-1974)
See Also: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders
Public MeSH Note: 95; was TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94
Online Note: use ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS to search TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94
History Note: 95; was TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MINOR 1975-94
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
    - Central Nervous System Depressants [D27.505.696.277]
      - Tranquilizing Agents [D27.505.696.277.950]
        
        Anti-Anxiety Agents [D27.505.696.277.950.015]
        
        Antimanic Agents [D27.505.696.277.950.025]
        
        Antipsychotic Agents [D27.505.696.277.950.040]

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
    - Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]
      - Central Nervous System Depressants [D27.505.954.427.210]
        
        Tranquilizing Agents [D27.505.954.427.210.950]
        
        Anti-Anxiety Agents [D27.505.954.427.210.950.015]
        
        Antimanic Agents [D27.505.954.427.210.950.025]
        
        Antipsychotic Agents [D27.505.954.427.210.950.040]

Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
- Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
  - Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
    - Central Nervous System Agents [D27.505.954.427]
      - Psychotropic Drugs [D27.505.954.427.700]
        
        Tranquilizing Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872]
        
        Anti-Anxiety Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872.015]
        
        Antimanic Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872.025]
        
        Antipsychotic Agents [D27.505.954.427.700.872.331]

Anti-Anxiety Agents Preferred

Concept UI: M0021771
Scope Note: Agents that alleviate ANXIETY, tension, and ANXIETY DISORDERS, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS are commonly used in the symptomatic treatment of anxiety but are not included here.
Terms: Anti-Anxiety Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T041446
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Anti-Anxiety Drug
Term UI T000999740
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Term UI T041450
Date04/04/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Anxiolytic Agents
Term UI T041447
Date11/06/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Anxiolytics
Term UI T041451
Date01/26/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Tranquilizing Agents, Minor
Term UI T041448
Date01/26/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Tranquillizing Agents, Minor
Term UI T041449
Date12/14/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Anxiolytic Agent
Term UI T000999741
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Anxiety Agent
Term UI T000999739
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anxiolytic
Term UI T000999742
Date11/29/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Anti-Anxiety Effect Related

Concept UI: M0556131
Terms: Anti-Anxiety Effect Preferred Term
Term UI T787922
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anti-Anxiety Effects
Term UI T787924
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Antianxiety Effect
Term UI T787923
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Antianxiety Effects
Term UI T787925
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anxiolytic Effect
Term UI T787926
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012); Anxiolytic Effects
Term UI T787927
Date03/29/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

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