ntemational Psychogeriatrics:page1of 13 Intemnational Psychogeriatric Association 2023.This is an Open Access artide,distributed under the terms ofthe Ceative Commons Attr butionlicence(https://reativecommons.org/licerses/by/4.0/,which permts unrestriced re-use,distribution,and reproduction in any medium,provided the original work is properly cited.dci:10.107/s104161022200041REVIEWAgitation in cognitive disorders:Progress in theInternational Psychogeriatric Association consensusclinical and research definitionMary Sano,Jeffrey Cummings,2 Stefanie Auer,3 Sverre Bergh,4 Corinne E.Fischer,5Debby Gerritsen,6 George Grossberg,7 Zahinoor Ismail,3 Krista Lanctot,9Maria I.Lapid,10 Jacobo Mintzer,1 Rebecca Palm,12 Paul B.Rosenberg,13Michael Splaine,14 Kate Zhong,15 and Carolyn W.Zhu16Department of Psychiatry,Icaln Scool of Medicine at Mount Sinai,NYC NY and James g.Paers VAMC,Bronx,NY,USA2goy Chambers-Grundy Professor of Brain Science,Diredor,Chambers-Grindy Center for Transformative Neuroscience,Co-Direaor,Pam Ouirk Brain Healthand Biomarker Laboratory,Department of Brain Health,School of Integrated Heaith Scence,University of Nevada Las Wgas (UNLV),Las Vagas,NV;USA3Cere for Dementia Studies,Unitersity for Contimting Education Krons,Austria4The Researd Cere for Age-rdated Functional Decline and Disease,Innlandet Hospital Trust,Otestad,Norway5Faadry of Medicine,Deparmet of Psychiatry,University of Toronto,CanadaDepartment ofPrimary and Commmunity Care,Radboud university medical center,Radboud Institutefor Heaith Sciences,Radboud Alcheimer Cater,Niimegen,the NetherlandsDepartment of Psyciatry Beavioral Neuroscience,Division of Geratrie Psychiatry,St Louis University Scool of Medicine,St Louis,MO,USADepartments Psychiatry,Neurology,Epidemiology,and Pathology,Hotchkiss Brain Instine O'Brien Institute for Public Heaith University of Calgary,Calgary,AB,CanadaSHurvite Brain Sciences Research Program,Sumybrook Researc Institute;and Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology/Toxciology,Temerty Facuity ofMedicine,Universiry of Toronto,Toronto,CanadaDeparment of Psyehiatry and Psychology,Mayo Clinic,Rochestar,MN,USAPshiatris Ralph.H.o VA Medical Canter,Charieston,SC and Professor,College of Health Professions,Medical Univarsity of South Carolina,Charleston,SC,USARDepartment of Nursing Scence,Facuity of Haaith,Witten/Herdecke University,58455 Witen,GermanyBDeparment f Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciaces,Folms Hoplins University School of Medicine,Baltimore MD,USAMOwner Splaine Consulting,Managing Parner,Recruitment Parners LLCi5Deparment of Brain Heaith,School of Integrated Heaith Scimnces,University of Nevada,Las Vegas,NV USADeparment f Geriatrios and Palliative Medicine,Ieahn School of Medidine,NYC,NY and games Petars VAMG Brons NY USAABSTRACTBackground:The International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)published a provisional consensus definitionof agitation in cognitive disorders in 2015.As proposed by the original work group,we summarize the use andvalidation of
