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Definition of Antipsychotic agent
1. Noun. Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired.
Specialized synonyms: Chlorpromazine, Thorazine, Clozapine, Clozaril, Diphenylbutyl Piperidine, Fluphenazine, Haldol, Haloperidol, Loxapine, Loxitane, Moban, Molindone, Prochlorperazine, Mellaril, Thioridazine, Navane, Thiothixene, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithium Carbonate, Lithonate
Generic synonyms: Antianxiety Agent, Ataractic, Ataractic Agent, Ataractic Drug, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, Tranquillizer
Medical Definition of Antipsychotic agent
1. A functional category of neuroleptic drugs that are helpful in the treatment of psychosis and have a capacity to ameliorate thought disorders (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol). See: neuroleptic. Synonym: antipsychotic, major tranquilliser. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antipsychotic Agent
Literary usage of Antipsychotic agent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"... 137 was hospitalized at the Forensic Hospital and finally stabilized on
Olanzapine, a new and very effective antipsychotic agent that is off-formulary. ..."
2. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"One new antipsychotic agent, risperidone, was approved by the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory agencies in 1993. ..."
3. The Biology of Mental Disorders by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"Clozapine, Clozaril: A newer antipsychotic agent used to treat symptoms of
schizophrenia in persons who do not respond to traditional antipsychotic drugs. ..."
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