psychotropic
adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
ˌsī-kə-ˈtrō-pik 
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
psychotropic
noun
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Medications like diuretics and psychotropic drugs can increase vulnerability to extremely hot weather.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
Overcrowding, and insufficient funding were to become two key factors leading to Greystone’s eventual failure, in addition to the increasing reliance on psychiatry and psychotropic drugs, and the de-institutionalization movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Cheryl Roberts, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
Stratton said the state now provides funding to county jails for medication assisted treatment and reimbursement for psychotropic drugs, which are often very expensive.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
Given such staggering statistics and the overall severity of bipolar disorder, the most effective treatment necessitates a combination of psychotropic medications and therapy.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
Overcrowding, and insufficient funding were to become two key factors leading to Greystone’s eventual failure, in addition to the increasing reliance on psychiatry and psychotropic drugs, and the de-institutionalization movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Cheryl Roberts, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
Stratton said the state now provides funding to county jails for medication assisted treatment and reimbursement for psychotropic drugs, which are often very expensive.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
Given such staggering statistics and the overall severity of bipolar disorder, the most effective treatment necessitates a combination of psychotropic medications and therapy.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Psychotropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychotropic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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psychotropic
1 of 2 adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
ˌsī-kə-ˈtrō-pik
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
psychotropic
2 of 2 noun
: a psychotropic substance (as a drug)
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