Hallucinogen

Introduction: Hallucinogen

Description of Hallucinogen

Hallucinogen: class of drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking; the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.
Source: CRISP

Hallucinogen: Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking. Despite the name, the feature that distinguishes these agents from other classes of drugs is their capacity to induce states of altered perception, thought, and feeling that are not experienced otherwise.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hallucinogen: Related Topics

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

• Mind
• Chemical
• Drug
• Drug symptoms (36 causes)
• Agent
• Pharmacologic
• Action
• Nervous (73 causes)
• System

Terms associated with Hallucinogen:

Terms Similar to Hallucinogen:

• Psychedelic Agents
• Psychotomimetic Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Hallucinations

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hallucinogen:

• 5 methoxy N,N dimethyltryptamine
• cannabinoid
• ibotenate
• psychotomimetic drug

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Hallucinogen

• Physiological Effects of Drugs
• Central Nervous System Agents
• Psychotropic Drugs

Source - MeSH 2007

• psychopharmacologic agent

Source - CRISP

The term Hallucinogen can be used for:

• psychedelic drug

Source: CRISP

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

• bufotenine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hallucinogen

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

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Hallucinogens

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Central Nervous System Agents
        • Hallucinogens

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

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

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