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Antipsychotic Agents  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Antipsychotic
  • Agent, Neuroleptic
  • Antipsychotic
  • Antipsychotic Agent
  • Antipsychotic Drug
  • Antipsychotic Drugs
  • Antipsychotic Medication
  • Antipsychotics
  • Drug, Antipsychotic
  • Drug, Neuroleptic
  • Major Tranquilizer
  • Major Tranquilizers
  • Major Tranquilizing Agents
  • Major Tranquillizing Agents
  • Medication, Antipsychotic
  • Neuroleptic
  • Neuroleptic Agent
  • Neuroleptic Agents
  • Neuroleptic Drug
  • Neuroleptic Drugs
  • Neuroleptics
  • Tranquilizer, Major
  • Tranquilizing Agents, Major
  • Tranquillizing Agents, Major

Note

  • note entry term ANTIPSYCHOTIC EFFECT: use only for the antipsychotic effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Agents that control agitated psychotic behavior, alleviate acute psychotic states, reduce psychotic symptoms, and exert a quieting effect. They are used in SCHIZOPHRENIA; senile dementia; transient psychosis following surgery; or MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; etc. These drugs are often referred to as neuroleptics alluding to the tendency to produce neurological side effects, but not all antipsychotics are likely to produce such effects. Many of these drugs may also be effective against nausea, emesis, and pruritus.

History note

  • 95; was TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MAJOR 1975-94; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS, MAJOR 1975-94; NEUROLEPTICS was see TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1975-78, was see under TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1969-74

In other languages

  • psykoosilääkkeet

    Finnish

  • antipsykootit
  • antipsykootti
  • antipsykoottinen lääke
  • antipsykoottinen lääkitys
  • antipsykoottiset lääkkeet
  • neurolepti
  • neuroleptit
  • psykoosilääke
  • psykoosilääkitys
  • Antipsykotiska medel

    Swedish

  • Antipsykotika
  • Antipsykotisk effekt
  • Neuroleptika

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014150

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