antipsychotics
Schizophrenia treatment drugs
Antipsychotics are medications used to treat psychosis—the severe mental disturbances involving delusions, hallucinations, or disordered thinking seen in schizophrenia and other conditions.
They work primarily by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
Older antipsychotics like haloperidol are called "typical"; newer ones like risperidone are "atypical." The doctor prescribed antipsychotics to manage his symptoms.
Phenothiazine antipsychotic drug
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- atypicalNot conforming to type
first-generation · second-generation · depot · injection · oral · dosage · prescription · generic
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
Reward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
- blockadeSealing off a place
neurotransmitters · binding · affinity · glutamate · histamine · pathway · modulation · neurochemical
Preserving working condition
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
outpatient · inpatient · long-acting · augmentation · polypharmacy · discontinuation · stabilization
Movement disorder causing postures
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- parkinsonismMotor syndrome with tremor, rigidity
tremor · rigidity · drowsiness · anticholinergic · hypotension
chlorpromazine
Phenothiazine antipsychotic drug
- haloperidolDopamine-blocking psychiatric medication
- clozapineAntipsychotic for refractory schizophrenia
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
atypical · first-generation · second-generation · depot · injection · oral · dosage · prescription · generic · brand-name
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
mania · agitation · schizoaffective · delirium · paranoia
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
blockade · neurotransmitters · binding · affinity · glutamate · histamine · pathway · modulation · neurochemical
maintenance
Preserving working condition
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- adherenceFaithful following of something
monitoring · outpatient · inpatient · long-acting · augmentation · polypharmacy · discontinuation · stabilization
dystonia
Movement disorder causing postures
parkinsonism · tremor · rigidity · drowsiness · anticholinergic · hypotension
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- mental healthpsychiatry, mental illness, therapist, therapists, psychiatrists
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- Brain Medicinebrain disorders, dementia, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer's
- Drug Treatmentsantibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, painkillers, analgesics
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
antipsychoticshallucinogens
Perception-distorting drugs
psychedelics · LSD · PCP · psilocybin · amphetamines
antipsychoticsstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
antidepressants · anxiolytics · sedatives · mood stabilizers · nootropics
- antipsychotic medicationDrug treating severe mental illness