#pharmacology terms
- Antideliriant — A medication, substance, or treatment that combats, alleviates, or eliminates delirium, psychotic episodes, and hallucinations; a neuroleptic or antipsychotic. As an adjective, it describes the structural therapeutic effect of a pharmaceutical preparation to restore cognitive clarity and stabilize the activity of the central nervous system during severe mental disorders.
- Antidepressant — A medication, chemical substance, or treatment used to combat, alleviate, and prevent states of depression, anxiety disorders, and clinical episodes of deep sadness or apathy. As an adjective, it describes the structural therapeutic effect of a compound capable of regulating the concentration of neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) at the level of neuronal synapses within the central nervous system.