Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior. Used especially of a drug.
- noun A psychotropic drug or other agent.
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- adjective pharmacology Affecting the
mind ormental processes . - noun pharmacology A psychotropic drug or
agent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
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Examples
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Gottstein conducted an investigation and determined that the vast majority of off-label psychotropic drug prescriptions for children and youth that are paid for by Medicaid constitute Medicaid fraud.
t r u t h o u t 2009
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A: Yes and No, the potentially damaging effects of long-term psychotropic use outweighs its ineffectiveness.
Brain Blogger 2009
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A: Yes and No, the potentially damaging effects of long-term psychotropic use outweighs its ineffectiveness.
Brain Blogger 2009
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A: Yes and No, the potentially damaging effects of long-term psychotropic use outweighs its ineffectiveness.
Brain Blogger 2009
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Such meds, meds that affect the mind are called psychotropic medications.
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In its decision, the Court addressed the class of drugs known as psychotropic medications.
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Entheogens (whose name means in Greek "deification from within") are substances scientifically classified as psychotropic herbs.
RIA Novosti 2010
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Among adults over 65, use of so-called psychotropic drugs -- which include antidepressants and antipsychotics -- doubled between 1996 and 2006.
Signs of the Times 2009
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At the same time many alternative products are being offered, such as psychotropic medicines and electronic entertainment that have fewer strings attached.
Nigel Barber: Why Atheism Will Replace Religion Nigel Barber 2010
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At the same time many alternative products are being offered, such as psychotropic medicines and electronic entertainment that have fewer strings attached.
Nigel Barber: Why Atheism Will Replace Religion Nigel Barber 2010
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