NALT

Preferred term

tranquilizers

Chemical

A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behavior. Included here are the anti-anxiety agents (minor tranquilizers), antimanic agents, and the antipsychotic agents (major tranquilizers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes.

psychotropic agents

antipsychotics

anti-anxiety agents
anxiolytics
tranquilizing agents
tranquillizers
tranquillizing agents

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

38093

Spanish

tranquilizantes

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34680

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 7/29/20