Psycholeptic definitions

Psycholeptic

In pharmacology, a psycholeptic is a medication which produces a calming effect upon the patient. Such medications include barbiturates, benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepines, phenothiazines, opiates/opioids, carbamates, ethanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, cannabinoids (in some classifications), some antidepressants, neuroleptics, and some anticonvulsants....
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psycholeptic

of or relating to psycholepsy; that is an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia especially following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic (= characterologically weak) patients.
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psycholeptic

<psychiatry> Of or relating to psycholepsy, that is an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia especially following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic (characterologically weak) patients. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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