psychopharmacology
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of psychopharmacology
First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology
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Professor Ciara McCabe is a neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and mental health expert at the University of Reading.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
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."
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
In particular, veterinarians are making use of advances in psychopharmacology.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018
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