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'''Antipsychotics''' (also known as '''neuroleptics''' or '''major tranquilizers''')<ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=Q4hG2gRhy7oC&pg=PA151</ref> are a class of psychiatric medication primarily used to manage [[psychosis]] (including [[Delusions|delusions]], [[External hallucinations|hallucinations]], or [[thought disorganization|disordered thought]]), particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

'''Antipsychotics''' (also known as '''neuroleptics''' or '''major tranquilizers''')<ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=Q4hG2gRhy7oC&pg=PA151</ref> are a class of psychiatric medication primarily used to manage [[psychosis]] (including [[Delusions|delusions]], [[External hallucinations|hallucinations]], or [[thought disorganization|disordered thought]]), particularly in [[wikipedia:schizophrenia|schizophrenia]] and [[wikipedia:bipolar disorder|bipolar disorder]].

First generation antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most second generation drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, have been developed more recently. 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 [[dopamine]] pathways; atypicals tend to act on [[serotonin]] receptors as well.

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-'''Antipsychotics''' (also known as '''neuroleptics''' or '''major tranquilizers''')<ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=Q4hG2gRhy7oC&pg=PA151</ref> are a class of psychiatric medication primarily used to manage [[psychosis]] (including [[Delusions|delusions]], [[External hallucinations|hallucinations]], or [[thought disorganization|disordered thought]]), particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
+'''Antipsychotics''' (also known as '''neuroleptics''' or '''major tranquilizers''')<ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=Q4hG2gRhy7oC&pg=PA151</ref> are a class of psychiatric medication primarily used to manage [[psychosis]] (including [[Delusions|delusions]], [[External hallucinations|hallucinations]], or [[thought disorganization|disordered thought]]), particularly in [[wikipedia:schizophrenia|schizophrenia]] and [[wikipedia:bipolar disorder|bipolar disorder]].
 First generation antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most second generation drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, have been developed more recently. 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 [[dopamine]] pathways; atypicals tend to act on [[serotonin]] receptors as well.