Antipsychotic
of or relating to any of various substances used in the treatment of psychosis, especially schizophrenia, and acute or severe states of mania, depression, or paranoia.
Also called major tranquilizer, neuroleptic. any such substance, as the phenothiazines.
Historical Examples
If not checked with antipsychotic medication, they become violent.
The Capgras Shift Sam Vaknin
The antipsychotic drugs, or neuroleptics, reduce the brain’s sensitivity to one or more of these chemical substances.
When You Don’t Know Where to Turn Steven J. Bartlett
adjective
preventing or treating psychosis
noun
any antipsychotic drug, such as chlorpromazine: used to treat such conditions as schizophrenia
antipsychotic an·ti·psy·chot·ic (ān’tē-sī-kŏt’ĭk, ān’tī-)
adj.
Counteracting or diminishing the symptoms of a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia, paranoia, or manic-depressive psychosis.
an’ti·psy·chot’ic n.
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