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Psychotic vs Antipsychotic - What's the difference?

psychotic | antipsychotic |

As adjectives the difference between psychotic and antipsychotic

is that psychotic is of, related to, or suffering from psychosis while antipsychotic is (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting psychosis.

As nouns the difference between psychotic and antipsychotic

is that psychotic is a person affected by psychosis while antipsychotic is (pharmacology) any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

psychotic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affected by psychosis.
  • 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

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