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Schizophrenia-Glossary


Glossary

Neuroleptics - Drugs like Anti-psychotics which reduce the features of psychosis.

CTScan - Computerized Tomography Scan.

Delusion - Fixed, irrational ideas not shared by others and not responding to reasoned argument.

Hallucination - Perceptions that occur without any external stimulus.

Neuroleptic drugs - The standard drugs currently used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Manic depressive disorder - A periodic, recurrent mood disorder with intervening periods of complete normalcy.
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