Definition of "neuroleptics" []

• Plural form of neuroleptic. (noun)

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• "The most important success was the accidental discovery in the 1950s of anti-psychotic drugs, also called neuroleptics, which reduce but do not eliminate some of the worst symptoms of schizophrenia and other mental conditions."
• "I will discuss psychotropic medications in pregnancy under four headings: major tranquilizers also called neuroleptics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and mood stabilizers."
• "For many people, medications can be helpful for tics as well as coexisting conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D. For tics, the best evidence supports the use of drugs called neuroleptics, like risperidone"