A report on Antipsychotic and Psychiatric medication
Antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought), principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.
- AntipsychoticOne of the most important discoveries was chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic that was first given to a patient in 1952.
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Schizoaffective disorder
0 linksMental disorder characterized by abnormal thought processes and an unstable mood.
Mental disorder characterized by abnormal thought processes and an unstable mood.
The mainstay of current treatment is antipsychotic medication combined with mood stabilizer medication or antidepressant medication, or both.
Because psychosis may be precipitated or exacerbated by common classes of psychiatric medications, such as antidepressants, ADHD stimulant medications, and sleep medications, prescribed medication-induced psychosis should be ruled out, particularly for first-episode psychosis.
Lithium (medication)
0 linksCertain lithium compounds, also known as lithium salts, are used as psychiatric medication, primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder that does not improve following the use of antidepressants.
Indeed, these and other antipsychotics have been associated with increased risk of lithium neurotoxicity, even with low therapeutic lithium doses.