psychopharmacology

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

noun

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

psychopharmacology

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməˈkɒlədʒɪ; ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɑːməkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of drugs that affect the mind

psychopharmacology

/ sī′kō-fär′mə-kŏl′ə-jē /

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

Derived Forms

• ˌpsychoˌpharmaˈcologist, noun
• psychopharmacological, adjective

Other Words From

• psy·cho·phar·ma·co·log·ic [sahy-koh-fahr-m, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -ik], psycho·pharma·co·logi·cal adjective
• psycho·pharma·co·logi·cal·ly adverb
• psycho·pharma·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopharmacology¹

First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology

Example Sentences

And also psychopharmacology had started to come in in the 1950s, gangbusters in the 1960s.

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