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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Atypical antipsychotics, Azapirones, Tardive dyskinesia, Typical antipsychotics, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Lithium, Aripiprazole, Diphenhydramine, Cannabidiol, Risperidone, Ziprasidone, Thioridazine, Clocapramine, Buspirone, Iloperidone, Sulpiride, Amisulpride, Tandospirone, Lurasidone, Tiospirone, Piquindone, Asenapine, Sertindole, Eptapirone, Paliperidone, Desmethylclozapine, Tetrabenazine, Benzatropine, Olanzapine/fluoxetine, Vabicaserin, Blonanserin, GTS-21, Loxapine, List of psychotropic medications, Gevotroline, Perospirone, Umespirone, Bifeprunox, Pimavanserin, NMDA receptor modulator, Azacyclonol, Carpipramine, Extrapyramidal symptoms, Molindone, Fluotracen, Zotepine, Remoxipride, Fananserin, Raclopride, Alnespirone, Hematoporphyrin, Procyclidine, Osanetant, Gepirone, Paliperidone palmitate, Benzquinamide, Metergoline, Lunsers, Carphenazine, Ipsapirone, Mosapramine, Ciclindole, Zalospirone, Talnetant, Binospirone, Revospirone, Metitepine, Clotiapine, Enilospirone, Cariprazine, Flucindole, Naranol, Piperacetazine, Pipotiazine, Butaclamol, TC-5619, Flupentixol/melitracen, Chemical cosh, Azaspirodecanedione, Eglonyl, DHA-clozapine. Excerpt: An antipsychotic (or neuroleptic) is a tranquilizing psychiatric medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions or hallucinations, as well as disordered thought), particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A first generation of antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, was discovered in the 1950s. Most of the drugs in the second generation, known as atypical antipsychotics, have been developed more recently, although the first atypical antipsychotic, clozapine, was discovered in the 1950s and introduced clinically in the 1970s. Both generations of medication tend to block receptors in the brain's do...
