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Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
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antipsychotic
Word definitions for antipsychotic in dictionaries
WordNet
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n. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired [syn: major tranquilizer , major tranquillizer , major tranquilliser , antipsychotic drug , antipsychotic agent , neuroleptic drug , neuroleptic agent , neuroleptic ]
Wiktionary
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a. (context pharmacology English) Preventing or counteracting psychosis. n. (context pharmacology English) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Antipsychotics are a class of psychiatric medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions , hallucinations , paranoia or disordered thought ), principally in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder . They are increasingly being used in the ...
Usage examples of antipsychotic.
To control these people, they are given a variety of antipsychotic drugs .
The doctors found the right mix of antipsychotic drugs and his symptoms diminished substantially.
And if she had to make a guess, he was definitely off his antipsychotic medications.
Every Wal-Mart was now issuing almost any antipsychotic medicines of a last ditch effort against this latest card hand dealt by Mr.
It was a simple and courageous move: yesterday I ceased all medication, not only the sedatives but the megavitamins and the antipsychotics.
When his body was free of anticholinergics, the antipsychotics did their job properly.
Delighted, Roy said, "Is Ackblom on any medications, any antipsychotics, that we should continue to give him?
Hearing her words repeated by a man on heavy antipsychotics, Anna realized the revelation sounded exactly like what Lanny would say if he was a paranoid schizophrenic or suffered any of a number of other mental illnesses.