neuropsychiatry

American  

[noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ sɪˈkaɪ ə tri, -saɪ-, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.

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neuropsychiatry British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ, ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /

noun

1. the branch of psychiatry that investigates the links between mental illness and organic disease of the brain

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Other Word Forms

• neuropsychiatric adjective
• neuropsychiatrist noun

Etymology

Origin of neuropsychiatry

First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry

Example Sentences

His office said that Dr. David Williamson, the neuropsychiatry chief and medical director at Walter Reed, had determined that Mr. Fetterman’s depression was now in remission.

From New York Times

The neuropsychiatry team worked with colleagues in cardiology and neurology at Walter Reed to evaluate and treat Mr. Fetterman.

From Washington Times

Michael Kopelman, emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry at King’s College London, said Assange has a history of depression and there is a “very high” risk of suicide if the U.S. extradition attempt succeeds.

From Seattle Times

Carson, the neuropsychiatry journal editor, points out that it is not just the existence of income but also the level of it that is important.

From Nature

“Many idiots have big brains loaded with glial cells,” Janice Stevens, staff psychiatrist at the neuropsychiatry branch of the National Institute of Mental Health, told The Post.

From New York Times