antipsychotic antipsychotic antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought), principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders. they are also the mainstay together with mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder. antipsychoticdrug classolanzapine, an example of a second-generation (atypical) antipsychoticclass identifierssynonymsneuroleptics, major tranquilizersuseprincipally: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, dementia, tourette syndrome, bipolar disorder, irritability in autism spectrum disorderclinical datadrugs.comdrug classes