Psychopharmacology is a field, which analyses the impact of different drugs on the mental health of patients. It considers how different compounds alter people's behavior by changing the way that the person thinks or feels.

1. PSYCHO-PHARMACOLOGY
NIMS Institute of Pharmacy
NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur
2018-2022
Prepared By
Junaid Tantray
Assistant Professor

15. • Antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are a class of
psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis
(including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought),
principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic
disorders.
• The original antipsychotic drugs were happened upon largely by
chance and then tested for their effectiveness. The first,
chlorpromazine, was developed as a surgical anesthetic. It was first
used on psychiatric patients because of its powerful calming effect; at
the time it was regarded as a non-permanent "pharmacological
lobotomy“

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provide evidence for primary Parkinson's
diagnosis

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104. DRUGS USED
IN CHILD
PSYCHIATRY

111. METHYLPHENIDATE (RITALIN)