Antipsychotic agent

Introduction: Antipsychotic agent

Description of Antipsychotic agent

Antipsychotic agent: Also known as neuroleptics, major tranquilizers, or antischizophrenics, natural or synthetic Antipsychotic Agents relieve and control the symptoms of schizophrenic illness (hallucinations, delusions, dementia). Most antipsychotic agents interfere with various neurotransmitter functions, often blocking dopamine receptors, and induce diverse behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database

Antipsychotic agent: class of drugs used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic behavior; includes neuroleptics.
Source: CRISP

Antipsychotic agent: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Antipsychotic agent: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Antipsychotic agent:

• Antipsychotic
• Agent
• Functional
• Functional disease
• Functional disorder
• Neuroleptic
• Psychosis (92 causes)
• Capacity

Terms associated with Antipsychotic agent:

Terms Similar to Antipsychotic agent:

• Major tranquilizers
• Neuroleptics

Source: Diseases Database

• Neuroleptics
• Tranquilizing Agents, Major

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Dopamine Antagonists

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Antipsychotic agent:

• chlorpromazine
• fluphenazine
• haloperidol
• pimozide
• prochlorperazine
• raclopride
• risperidone
• thioridazine

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Antipsychotic agent

• Tranquilizing Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• psychopharmacologic agent

Source - CRISP

The term Antipsychotic agent can be used for:

• alentemol
• antischizophrenic
• neuroleptic
• olanzapine
• ziprasidone

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Antipsychotic agent:

• mental disorder chemotherapy
• psychopharmacology
• tardive dyskinesia

Source: CRISP

The description of Antipsychotic agent may also be used for the following terms:

• trifluoperazine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Antipsychotic agent

The following list attempts to classify Antipsychotic agent into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Central Nervous System Depressants
        • Tranquilizing Agents
          • Antipsychotic Agents

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Central Nervous System Agents
        • Central Nervous System Depressants
          • Tranquilizing Agents
            • Antipsychotic Agents

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Central Nervous System Agents
        • Psychotropic Drugs
          • Tranquilizing Agents
            • Antipsychotic Agents

External links related to: Antipsychotic agent

• New generation antipsychotics for first episode schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Haloperidol versus placebo for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Haloperidol for agitation in dementia (Cochrane Review)
• Depot fluphenazine decanoate and enanthate for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Risperidone versus typical antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Droperidol for acute psychosis (Cochrane Review)
• Anticholinergics for neuroleptic-induced acute akathisia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Medication-Induced Dystonic Reactions : Article by Geofrey Nochimson, MD
• Cholinergic medication for neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (Cochrane Review)
• Schizophrenia - atypical antipsychotics (No. 43)
• Antipsychotic medication versus placebo for people with both schizophrenia and learning disability (Cochrane Review)
• Chlorpromazine versus placebo for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Neuroleptic Agents : Article by Kathryn Challoner, MD, MPH, FACEP
• Clozapine versus typical neuroleptic medication for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Risperidone versus other atypical antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• Antipsychotic medication for challenging behaviour in people with learning disability (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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