antipsychotic
noun
an·ti·psy·chot·ic
ˌan-tē-sī-ˈkä-tik 
ˌan-tī-
: any of the powerful tranquilizers (such as the phenothiazines and butyrophenones) used especially to treat psychosis and believed to act by blocking dopamine nervous receptors
called also neuroleptic
antipsychotic
adjective
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This may include antipsychotics (which block dopamine receptors in the brain), antidepressants, and tranquilizers (drugs that reduce anxiety, fear, and tension).13 Medication alone does not usually resolve symptoms.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The complex condition is currently treated with antipsychotics that carry safety risks like metabolic disorders, cause weight gain and often cause people to stop taking their medications.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Neuroscientists later figured out that antipsychotics like chlorpromazine bind to a certain type of dopamine receptor in the brain, flagging the neurochemical dopamine — specifically, having too much of it — as the biological root of schizophrenia.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Unlike previous antipsychotics, which target dopamine receptors in the brain, Cobenfy homes in on cholinergic receptors, the FDA said in its statement.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The complex condition is currently treated with antipsychotics that carry safety risks like metabolic disorders, cause weight gain and often cause people to stop taking their medications.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Neuroscientists later figured out that antipsychotics like chlorpromazine bind to a certain type of dopamine receptor in the brain, flagging the neurochemical dopamine — specifically, having too much of it — as the biological root of schizophrenia.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Unlike previous antipsychotics, which target dopamine receptors in the brain, Cobenfy homes in on cholinergic receptors, the FDA said in its statement.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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antipsychotic
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·psy·chot·ic
ˌant-i-sī-ˈkät-ik, ˌan-ˌtī-
: of, being, or involving the use of an antipsychotic
antipsychotic drugs
antipsychotic
2 of 2 noun
: any of the powerful tranquilizers (as the phenothiazines or butyrophenones) used especially to treat psychosis and believed to act by blocking dopamine nervous receptors
called also neuroleptic
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