title: [Drug treatments, from chlorpromazine to new molecules].
abstract: The history of drug treatments, and particularly the discovery of certain molecules, led toan evolution in psychiatric practices. The discovery of the therapeutic properties of chlorpromazine in 1952 by Jean Delay and Pierre Deniker revolutionised the relational process between patients and caregivers.The perspectives are encouraging, notably in the areas of schizophrenia and mood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service hospitalo-universitaire de santé mentale et thérapeutique du Pr Marie-Odile Krebs, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris Cedex, France. a.gaillard@ch-sainte-anne.fr
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Marie-France
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Poirier
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000266:history*; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000266:history*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000266:history*; D001689:Biological Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000266:history*; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000266:history*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002746:Chlorpromazine