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Anxiolytic vs Antipsychotic - What's the difference?

anxiolytic | antipsychotic |

As adjectives the difference between anxiolytic and antipsychotic

is that anxiolytic is that reduces anxiety; tranquilizing while antipsychotic is (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting psychosis.

As nouns the difference between anxiolytic and antipsychotic

is that anxiolytic is (medicine) a drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety while antipsychotic is (pharmacology) any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

anxiolytic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing

    • Antonyms

    * (reducing anxiety)

    Noun

    (wikipedia anxiolytic) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * (anxiety-treating drug)

    Related terms

    *

    See also

    * tranquilizer

    antipsychotic

    English

    (wikipedia antipsychotic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Hyponyms

    * See also