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Abstract
A loosely defined grouping of drugs that have effects on psychological function. Here the psychotropic agents include the antidepressive agents, hallucinogens, and tranquilizing agents (including the antipsychotics and anti-anxiety agents).
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- Psychoactive Agent
- Psychoactive Agents
- Psychoactive Drug
- Psychoactive Drugs
- Psychopharmaceutical
- Psychopharmaceuticals
- Psychotropic Drug
- Agent, Psychoactive
- Agents, Psychoactive
- Drug, Psychoactive
- Drug, Psychotropic
- Drugs, Psychoactive
- Drugs, Psychotropic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
75; was see under ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS & TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1974
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Psychotropic Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011619. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011619
- Psychotropic Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12830468