Neuroleptic drugs are also known as:
Antipsychotics
The correct answer is Antipsychotics.
Neuroleptics is the older name for antipsychotic drugs, so called because they produce 'neurolepsis' – emotional quietening and psychomotor slowing. They act mainly by blocking dopamine D2 receptors and are used in schizophrenia and mania; examples are chlorpromazine and haloperidol (typical) and risperidone and olanzapine (atypical).
Antidepressants (SSRIs, TCAs) treat depression; hypnotics induce sleep; antiepileptics control seizures.
Short trick: Neuroleptic = antipsychotic = D2 blocker.
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