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    Glossary Antipsychotics

    medications that treat psychotic disorders by altering brain neurotransmitters

    Antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are medications used to manage and treat symptoms of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression. They work by altering the effects of neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly dopamine, to help reduce hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.

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    1. Antipsychotic-Like Properties of 5-α-Reductase Inhibitors Neuropsychopharmacology · 2008 · 64 citations
    2. Polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients with schizophrenia treated with atypical anti-psychotics: A case control study European Psychiatry · 2017
    3. Adverse Cutaneous Reactions to Antipsychotics American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2002 · 64 citations
    4. The Impact of Metformin on Plasma Prolactin Levels in Antipsychotics‐Treated Men With Hyperprolactinemia and Early‐Onset Androgenic Alopecia Clinical Endocrinology · 2025
    5. P.3.a.011 Dietary intake in subjects with early psychosis: is there a relationship with clinical subtype or antipsychotic treatment? European Neuropsychopharmacology · 2012
    6. Cerebral Ischemia Related to Isotretinoin; Venlafaxine-Induced Alopecia; Cognitive Dysfunction with Tolterodine; Retinal Artery Occlusion after Injection of Long-Acting Risperidone; Olanzapine-Induced Chylomicronemia Presenting as Pancreatitis; Metabolic Effects of the Atypical Antipsychotics – an Editorial; Another Drug-Induced Pancreatitis – This One Caused by a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor; Suicide Attempts Related to Antidepressant Medications Hospital pharmacy · 2007
    7. Hair loss in psychopharmacology. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry · 2000 · 79 citations
    8. Psychological interventions in the management of common skin conditions Psychology Research and Behavior Management · 2010 · 41 citations
    9. Psychodermatology Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine · 2015 · 25 citations
    10. Under-diagnosed psychiatric syndrome. I: Trichotillomania. PubMed · 1999 · 19 citations
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