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psychopharmacology

[ sahy-koh-fahr-muh-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of pharmacology dealing with the psychological effects of drugs.


psychopharmacology

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of drugs that affect the mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

psychopharmacology

  1. The study and clinical use of drugs that affect the mind, especially those that are used to treat psychiatric disorders.
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Derived Forms

  • psychopharmacological, adjective
  • ˌ⳦ˌ󲹰ˈDZDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··󲹰···Dz· [sahy-koh-fahr-m, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -ik], c·󲹰m··Dzi· adjective
  • c·󲹰m··Dzi··ly adverb
  • c·󲹰m·DZo· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopharmacology1

First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology
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Example Sentences

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Having set up a psychoanalytic framework, “The Age of Guilt” moves on to brief consideration of a range of topics of contemporary interest: psychopharmacology, identity, patriarchy, race.

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Dr. Ethan Russo, a neurologist and psychopharmacology researcher who has been studying cannabis for nearly three decades, told Salon, "I wouldn't take this kind of thing on a bet."

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At the outset of his career, Lichtenberg was taken with the promise of psychopharmacology.

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In delineating this history — from asylums to psychopharmacology — he considers the challenge that individuals with mental illness pose for the health of a modern society.

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Other evidence for the rewarding nature of human bonding comes from psychopharmacology.

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