Antipsychotic medications were discovered serendipitously in the 1950’s, when Chlorpromazine, which has antihistaminic properties was also observed to have antipsychotic effects when prescribed in patients with schizophrenia.Īntipsychotic medications were predominantly used in the treatment of schizophrenia, however, nowadays they are used in a range of disorders and are evidence-based in the treatment of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and are used off-label for other disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and eating disorders.Īntipsychotic medications are broadly divided into typical and atypical antipsychotics although this distinction does not necessarily take into account the individuality in receptor profiles of the individual antipsychotic medications.
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