The First Antipsychotic Drugs

question 5

Multiple Choice

The first antipsychotic drugs:

• A)Were specifically designed to decrease schizophrenic symptoms,although side effects were not understood
• B)Were developed only after the genetic links were understood
• C)Proved to be deadly to many schizophrenics
• D)Were not originally designed as antipsychotics

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