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Antipsychotic Agents

Known as: Agents, Major Tranquillizing, Neuroleptics, Tranquilizers, Major 
Agents that control agitated psychotic behavior, alleviate acute psychotic states, reduce psychotic symptoms, and exert a quieting effect. They are… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Atypical antipsychotic augmentation in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials.
OBJECTIVE The authors sought to determine by meta-analysis the efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive atypical antipsychotic… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial
Review
2007
Review
2007
Antipsychotic medications: metabolic and cardiovascular risk.
Individuals with serious mental illness experience excess morbidity and mortality, including an increased prevalence of diabetes… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Using antipsychotic agents in older patients.
OBJECTIVES Antipsychotics are widely used in geriatric psychiatric disorders. A growing number of atypical antipsychotics are… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Binding of typical and atypical antipsychotic agents to 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 and 5-hydroxytryptamine-7 receptors.
The authors examined the affinities of 36 typical and atypical antipsychotic agents for the cloned rat 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 (5… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Positron emission tomographic analysis of central D1 and D2 dopamine receptor occupancy in patients treated with classical neuroleptics and clozapine. Relation to extrapyramidal side effects.
Positron emission tomography and selective radioligands were used to determine D1 and D2 dopamine receptor occupancy induced by… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Central D2-dopamine receptor occupancy in schizophrenic patients treated with antipsychotic drugs.
Using positron emission tomography and the carbon 11-labeled ligand raclopride, central D2-dopamine receptor occupancy in the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
SCH 23390, a potential benzazepine antipsychotic with unique interactions on dopaminergic systems.
SCH 23390 [R-(+)-8-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine-7-ol) possesses pharmacologic effects similar to… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A Controlled Trial of Social Intervention in the Families of Schizophrenic Patients
Summary A study is reported of a controlled trial of social intervention in the families of schizophrenic patients at high risk… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Selective activation of the mesocortical DA system by stress
IT is now well established that an important system of dopaminergic (DA) neurones innervates various parts of the cerebral cortex… 
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