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antipsychotic
[ an-tee-sahy-kot-ik, an-tahy- ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- Also called ma·jor tran·quil·iz·er [mey, -jer , trang, -kw, uh, -lahy-zer],. any such substance, as the phenothiazines.
antipsychotic
/ ˌæԳɪɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
- preventing or treating psychosis
noun
- any antipsychotic drug, such as chlorpromazine: used to treat such conditions as schizophrenia
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of antipsychotic1
Example Sentences
One night, a nurse gave him the painkiller Norco, the antipsychotic Haldol, the sedative Ativan and the antihistamine Benadryl, according to the report from the Department of Public Health.
HHS is ordered to "assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs."
His father Roy Cole said the GP declined to renew a prescription for antipsychotic pills, leaving his son "crying" and "in the worst state I've ever seen him".
There are reports that some of the separated children were forcibly and illegally treated with antipsychotic drugs in order to keep them docile.
Current treatments, including antipsychotic drugs, are effective for the associated positive symptoms.
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