antipsychotic medication
Schizophrenia drug therapy
Antipsychotic medication treats psychosis—the mental state involving hallucinations, delusions, or disordered thinking.
These drugs are prescribed primarily for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but also for severe depression, dementia-related agitation, and other conditions.
The doctor adjusted her antipsychotic medication after the symptoms returned.
Often shortened to antipsychotic: He's been on antipsychotics for years.
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- pillSolid medicine dose
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
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Drugs increasing brain activity
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Drug inducing false perceptions
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Compound mimicking neurotransmitter action
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