Medications developed in the 1990s that are effective in treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and somewhat effective in treating negative symptoms and cognitive impairments are called

A) typical antipsychotics.
B) atypical antipsychotics.
C) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
D) dopamine agonists.


B

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