psychopharmacology
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of psychopharmacology
First recorded in 1915–20; psycho- + pharmacology
Example Sentences
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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
Andrew Scull’s “Desperate Remedies” tells the story of psychiatry in the United States from the 19th-century asylum to 21st-century psychopharmacology.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
At the outset of his career, Lichtenberg was taken with the promise of psychopharmacology.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
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
Other evidence for the rewarding nature of human bonding comes from psychopharmacology.
From Salon ● May 31, 2021
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