antipsychotic
Hallucinosis treatment drug
Antipsychotic describes medications used to treat psychosis—the loss of contact with reality that characterizes schizophrenia and severe episodes of bipolar disorder or depression.
As a noun, an antipsychotic is such a medication: The doctor prescribed an antipsychotic to control the hallucinations.
These drugs work primarily by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
Dopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- chlorpromazinePhenothiazine antipsychotic drug
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
paranoia · schizoaffective · delirium · agitation · catatonia · maintenance
Drug-induced calm state
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
- parkinsonismMotor syndrome with tremor, rigidity
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- first-generationEarliest iteration of something
- second-generationDescendants of original arrivals
long-acting · oral · bioavailability · half-life · metabolism · titration · antagonist
Medical dispensing authorization
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
titration · discontinuation · switching · augmentation · polypharmacy · efficacy · response · remission
Process of becoming steady
- functioningWorking as intended
- psychoeducationInforming patients about diagnoses
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- supportTo uphold or sustain
haloperidol
Dopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- chlorpromazinePhenothiazine antipsychotic drug
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
hallucinations · paranoia · schizoaffective · delirium · agitation · catatonia · maintenance
sedation
Drug-induced calm state
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- constipationDifficult, infrequent waste elimination
serotonin
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- first-generationEarliest iteration of something
second-generation · long-acting · oral · bioavailability · half-life · metabolism · titration · antagonist
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
dosage · titration · discontinuation · switching · augmentation · polypharmacy · efficacy · response · remission · outpatient
stabilization
Process of becoming steady
- functioningWorking as intended
- psychoeducationInforming patients about diagnoses
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
support · rehabilitation · vocational · wellness · self-advocacy
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- psych wardspsych ward, mental ward, locked ward, padded cell, padded room
- mood stabilizerslithium, valproate, mood stabilizer
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
- healing effectstherapeutic, curative, restorative, healing, soothing
antipsychotichallucinogen
Drug inducing false perceptions
psychedelic · LSD · psilocybin · PCP · mescaline
antipsychoticantidepressant
Drug treating persistent despair
anxiolytic · stimulant · mood stabilizer · psychostimulant · amphetamine
- antipsychotic medicationDrug treating severe mental illness