psychopharmacology
noun
the branch of pharmacology dealing with the psychological effects of drugs.
psychopharmacological
-
a word derived from
psychopharmacology.
Example Sentences
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According to a psychiatrist and historian of the field, David Healy, Schildkraut’s paper “defined the psychopharmacological era.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
We may, with the right therapy or psychopharmacological help, change our perspective of such problems so that they don’t cause us so much ongoing distress.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2019
Over the past 60 years, we have invested more in psychopharmacological research than ever before.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2018
I'd mentioned "Inclusion", a surreal story in his book Grey Area that satirises the psychopharmacological brouhaha surrounding Prozac.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013
Ever since the popularization of Prozac in the early 1990s, the family of modern psychopharmacological drugs has grown steadily.
From Time Magazine Archive
