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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 [[~~delusion~~]]s, [[hallucinations]], or disordered thought), in particular in [[schizophrenia]] and bipolar disorder]]. The word '''neuroleptic''' originates from the Greek word "''νεῦρον''", ''neuron'' ("nerve") and ''lepsis'' ("seizure" or "fit").

'''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 [[Delusion|delusions]], hallucinations, or disordered thought), in particular in [[schizophrenia]] and bipolar disorder]]. The word '''neuroleptic''' originates from the Greek word "''νεῦρον''", ''neuron'' ("nerve") and ''lepsis'' ("seizure" or "fit").

First generation antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most second generation drugs, 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 [[dopamine]] pathways, but 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 [[~~delusion~~]]s, [[hallucinations]], or disordered thought), in particular in [[schizophrenia]] and bipolar disorder]]. The word '''neuroleptic''' originates from the Greek word "''νεῦρον''", ''neuron'' ("nerve") and ''lepsis'' ("seizure" or "fit").		'''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 [[Delusion\|delusions]], hallucinations, or disordered thought), in particular in [[schizophrenia]] and bipolar disorder]]. The word '''neuroleptic''' originates from the Greek word "''νεῦρον''", ''neuron'' ("nerve") and ''lepsis'' ("seizure" or "fit").

	First generation antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most second generation drugs, 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 [[dopamine]] pathways, but atypicals tend to act on [[serotonin]] receptors as well.		First generation antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most second generation drugs, 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 [[dopamine]] pathways, but atypicals tend to act on [[serotonin]] receptors as well.